Perfect issue for Republicans if they will take it up. The message everyday should be the President is abdicating his job. He’s already presented his budget. If it needs to be reduced or changed it is his responsibility He should determine the priorities, it is what he was elected for. It is unfortunate for the American people he isn’t able to do the job the American people elected him for.
Beat the drum everyday. President not doing his job. Not tough enough to make the choices. Point to Christie in NJ as being able to make the tough choices.
Even though the drum will be beat on this issue, it will just be another political campaign lie...
The MSM will laugh it off, because we are all suckers...If it is even covered at all...
I seriously doubt the MSM will tie the two issues together, that he promised no taxes on 95% of us, and the fact that taxes will be raised for all of us even on the same day, much less putting the two together in the same segment...
FauxNews will probably put it together, but that will only reinforce what we already know anyway...
The stupid people suckered into voting for Obama will not get the complete picture, nor will they be able to figure it out on their own, so this is really a dead issue before it even gets off the ground for them...
So if the “independents”, yeah those undecided until the last minute shlups get their thinking caps on, if they can keep up with us, we may do ok in these mid-terms in November and that will carry itself into 2012...
Ohhhh, BTW, I got FauxNews on in the other room and they are just now talking about this...
So it begins...
There are a few unpopular methods to reduce the deficit, over time. They begin with freezing all government spending, period. To that end, remove COLA’s from every form of federal program and contract that allows for them except for adjustments to the federal income tax brackets. Freeze the Federal Payroll, no more employees. Phase in additional age requirements for Social Security and Medicare after abolishing the early retirement option bringing the eligibility requirment in line with life expectancy say 70 for both (leave disability alone). Get rid of the earned income credit (welfare is the province of state and local governments, not the feds). Phase out farm subsidies. Get back to the enumerated responsibilities of the Congress as laid out in the Constitution.
IMO, these would be a good start.