GOP retreat on taxes likely if Obama wins [higher taxes to save Pentagon from cuts]

Washington Post ^ | Sep 20 2012 | Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane

[RC one]

I think you hit the nail on the head right there. If they can’t cut the DOD budget when we’re drawing down two wars, it’s got nothing to do with national security needs, our government as a whole is just plain committed to excessive spending.

[GeronL]

The spineless GOP ALWAYS retreat.

If they lose, I say we start a new party, The Freedom Party or something

[GeronL]

how about we simply abolish the “non-essential” parts??

[fortheDeclaration]

That was the scam right from the beginning!

[sickoflibs]

RE :”wait a minute, i couldve sworn that *somebody* in the leadership insisted that the only reason [he] they voted *for* those defense cuts, was to gain leverage to force the dims to negotiate a tradeoff in welfare cuts...
you mean to tell me that the dims are now unwilling to cut their own pork and vote buying dollars ???”

Exactly, That appears to be what Republicans claim. In the deal O made sure that all Dems Golden Calves were exempt from cuts while R's thought that putting their OWN Golden Calves up for automatic cuts would be a winning strategy against Obama. Don;t ask me why they think this way.

The problem is that Republicans are too obvious, It is way too easy to show they supported those same cuts last year, and now Romney got caught saying the same seniors he says he is protecting from any cuts in Medicare (not us as we are screwed) are a bunch of moochers. Romney's primary supporters are booking.

Sorry, it's a party of losers. It does not make me happy to know this.

But that guy at the gym is right, if Obama wins he inherits one hell of a mess from himself. Maybe that is some Rs strategy all along. But living in Maryland the Dem gloating will be hell.

[funfan]

I don't think he will give any tax cuts at all. I think he will give small tax credits which will go to some and not others but all brackets will go to what they were under
Clinton. He will tell everyone they got a tax cut just like he did with the "Making work pay" where you get $8.00 a week and he touted that as a huge tax cut. He doesn't want you to have your own money. I loathe Obama I can't even say what I really feel about him I would be banned for life if I did so.

[chris37]

GOP retreat is likely no matter what happens.

After Obama is defeated, the GOP is next.

The entire federal government is the enemy of freedom.

[Gilbo_3]

the Dem gloating will be hell.

prolly wont be as bad as the abos bitchin and moanin tho...

[dalereed]

“how about we simply abolish the “non-essential” parts??”

Do that on restart after a couple of months of total shut down.

pack in some food and armament and a couple of months will show who is fit to survive!!

[KantianBurke]

Waah Waahh Waaah. Don't raise taxes? Ok. Sure thing. Now figure out how to pay for the coming tsunami of entitlement costs. Bottom line - you either reduce benefits, raise taxes to pay for said benefits or a combo of both. Pick your poison.

[Georgia Girl 2]

We will never get this country back on track until we get rid of about 95% of the GOP in Congress and replace them with Tea Party candidates.

[BobL]

I’ve got an idea for the IDIOT REPUBLICANS.

DON’T AGREE TO SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF LIVING UP TO!!!

[Argus]

If O wins the whole country will be finished anyway, so what will we need a military for?

[Mygirlsmom]

If he wins, does any of it really matter?

[hinckley buzzard]

If obama wins in November then we will have an unshackled despot in the White House and the Senate will remain in democrat hands. The defense budget will be the least of our problems.

[hinckley buzzard]

There are two kinds of people who go to Washington--those who seek money and power, and those who are willing to be seduced. Only when severely cornered will they grudgingly engage in a bit of actual governance. The slim remnant of honest people figure this out and don't stay there long.

That is a bipartisan conclusion btw.

[mrsmith]

“the historical battle that takes place during the decline of great powers—guns vs butter and butter wins every time because it has more constituents. “

The other scenario is the guns are used to get the ‘butter’ from other countries.
I think that is what will happen with us if we continue down the socialist road. War, constant war for tribute, until we are defeated.