Promises, Promises….

Flopping Aces ^ | 07-01-09 | Mike's America

[Starman417]

Obama announces his position on taxing health benefits is "evolving."

Those making $250,000 or less are about to see their taxes go up... AGAIN!

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Throughout the campaign, then Senator Obama delivered a variation of this pledge:

"I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes." --Barack Obama

I've been watching a historical drama of the years Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain led Britain to the threshold of disaster in the late 1930's. At one point, Neville is pressed on a pledge he made to repair Britain's defenses. He responds: "A pledge doesn't mean it's forever."

Months ago, most of us learned that the promises Barack Obama made as a candidate were never intended as solemn vows. More like campaign slogans that can be discarded as readily as an American flag at an Obama rally. At the beginning of April President Obama signed the bill which was the single largest increase in tobacco taxes in history. That tax mostly impacted the poor and black Americans who are more likely to smoke.

Obama often signals his intention to abandon another campaign pledge by suggesting his stance on an issue is evolving. That language is being used again in the discussion over taxing health care benefits and also mandating same style health plans for everyone (something candidate Obama opposed).

At Wednesday's Obama campaign rally Town Hall meeting on health care, Obama managed to skewer both promises in a single answer. A new personal best!

Read carefully:

[unkus]

0bama is running out of propaganda.

FUB0

[Don Corleone]

Weiner (Savage) had an excellent expose on his program today reading from an article in Rolling Stone if you can imagine. It pointed mucho blame for the nations troubles at Goldman/Sachs and depicted Bambi as their front man. ALLIGORE was also mentioned.

[Windflier]