[papertyger]

Unfortunately, Rush has been using false and deceptive arguments about this for a week or more. He has been arguing with the mendacity of a Democrat.

Please elaborate.

[arrogantsob]

At one point he was arguing against sending up a bill because it would get amended with stuff that we would not like. Of course, it would. But no bill would not be treated the same way. He knows better.

Another of his deceptions is the nonsense about this bill containing increased taxes because the Bush tax cuts are still scheduled to expire. He knows of and cheered on the Republican decision to make Urkel defend higher taxes during the campaign next year. Now we are supposed to forget that effective tactic and get mad because something THAT NEVER WAS GOING TO BE IN THE BILL was not in it?

His complaint that “victors don’t compromise” is totally deceptive because NO final victory was won in 2010. At best it was the first quarter. So we are not in a position to impose our will over the Democrats and Congress like MacArthur over Japan or Ike over Germany.

He is wildly exaggerating the power of the hard Right in the House and that generates unnecessary animosity towards solid Republicans who have defied enormous pressures in this conflict.

There are sufficient reasons to oppose this deal without these cheap tricks. But to act like deals are not the essence of the political world is a pretense we don’t need.