Posted on 12/14/2010 1:30:18 PM PST by jessduntno
"This is precisely the business-as-usual behavior that Republicans told Tea Party voters they wouldn't engage in.''
-- Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) before casting a grudging vote for a tax compromise struck between his party and President Obama.
The Senate advanced the tax deal struck between President Obama and the GOP with an astonishing 83 votes. You couldn't get that many votes for a resolution in favor of Santa Claus.
But a tougher fight now lies ahead on a $1 trillion plan to fund the government for the next year.
The tax deal vote was a cannon shot over the bow of House Democrats. A piece of legislation with this kind of broad, bipartisan support isn't supposed to be tweaked, it's supposed to be ratified by acclamation.
And while House Democrats are still grousing about President Obama caving in too soon to Republican demands on the extension of all current tax rates, the third of the $900 billion plan that is either new spending or tax incentives looks pretty good to Democrats as the reality of a GOP House majority draws nearer.
Plus, a Democratic revolt in the House might permanently hamstring Obama. If Obama cannot speak for his party in Washington when negotiating with Republicans, he's already a lame duck.
But now comes the harder part.
The House, which failed for the first time in 36 years to even offer a budget, has offered up a $1.1 trillion spending package to cover the next year. Senate Democrats have a similar $1 trillion measure.
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I think it may be time to read up on the Romanian Revolution that overthrew the communists.
That one has just about the right sound to it.
“Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) before casting a grudging vote for a tax compromise struck between his party and President Obama.”
I guess you could kind of say that Sarah Palin voted for this bill in a sense. Certainly, I am going to think of her every time McCain cast one his non conservative votes.
“I guess you could kind of say that Sarah Palin voted for this bill in a sense.”
Huh?
Keep your Bible close, stock up on food, water, ammo… its coming.
LLS
They should consider what remains when the ballot box no longer works.
Absolutely time for a third party!
Democrat (D)
Republican (R)
Tea Party (TP)
That statement shows how defective that your deductive reasoning truly is.
LLS
Check... and them some.
LLS
Check... and then some.
LLS
I second that “Huh?”
“That statement shows how defective that your deductive reasoning truly is.”
I’m still thinking HUH?
I second that “Huh?”
Yeah ... no explanation yet ... HUH?
-- Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) before casting a grudging vote for a tax compromise struck between his party and President Obama.
To paraphrase William F. Buckley, McCain is standing athwart history mumbling "Yeah, whatever, I guess."
If you pull out all your guns to support a liberal, then you can be expected to be held somewhat responsible for what that liberal does. I believe the legal term is “Guilt by association”.
TOTAL CORRUPTION BY THIS “TWO-PARTY CARTEL”. To hell with ALL of them. The sheeple are so ignorant as to think that these scumbags will change or get voted out.
Because she support McCain over J.D. Hayworth? He wouldn't have been sworn in until January 3rd, so this would be McCain's RINO swan song and I doubt he would even be paying lip service to the Tea Party.
Thank you Arizona republicans.....
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