Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Says Senate Republicans Will Support Tax Increases

Redstate ^ | 4/18/2011 | Erick Erickson

[Qbert]

"Senate Republicans are going to support raising the debt ceiling and raising taxes all while refusing to demand passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment. House Republican Leaders will no doubt decide that . . . well . . . Republicans only control one house of one branch of government so . . . ."

[scooby321]

Obama, Reid both admit attempting to sabotage Bush and put country at risk over debt

Bring this up over and over.

[Slump Tester]

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) - As always, just another RINO a-hole.

How does he keep his seat?

[Brookhaven]

Chambliss barely got reelected last time (a sitting senator, and he ended up in a runoff), because of these kinds of shenannigans.

For about two years Chambliss toed the conservative line, now this.

He won’t be reelected again.

[RatRipper]

Eventually, you may need to increase taxes to deal with the deficit, Saxby. But you really, really, REALLY, need to CUT SPENDING BIG-TIME FIRST . . . YOU MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Effective - not good, but effective - party bosses down here: They make sure he keeps his mouth shut before the primaries.

[blondee123]

Time for us to “bend over” again. This country will not survive til 2012!

[Jim W N]

Throw everyone of them out on their ear if they support tax increases and don't support tax decreases.

Amazingly, many people don't understand that voting for someone who raises your taxes is like hiring somebody who you know will demote you. Why would anybody do such a thing?

The issue is GOVERNMENT needs to learn to stay within its means and balance its checkbook like everybody else. The American people should not stand for a minute the idea of bearing the burden for government idiocy like "stimulus" and "no child left behind" on and on...

CUT TAXES and CUT GOVERNMENT EVEN MORE.

[Dacula]

Our other Senator, Johnny Isackson is even worse and he was also reelected last year.

[Little Ray]

First we need a conservative challenger for this scumbag.

[Hojczyk]

Looks like cutting the debt rating will have an effect...Higher taxes...the GOP has to many rinos..all you need in the senate is seven to vote for higher taxes..Two from Georgia .. Two from Maine...and the other rinos no problem..

[Recovering_Democrat]

We’ll just see about that...the primary source for this is the NY Slimes. We’ll see.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

So if we no longer have a mortgage interest deduction or a property tax deduction we will be "equal" with the Section 8 housing folks - we may as well be renters.

[Recovering_Democrat]

We’ll just see about that...the primary source for this is the NY Slimes. We’ll see.

[IamConservative]

Senate Republicans will agree not just to ending all deductions and credits in the tax code and lowering the tax rate while expanding the base

Ending all tax credits? How about subsidies? I could live with elimination of all deductions, tax credits and subsidies coupled with lower nominal rates. We need more individual payers with skin in the game and we need government to quit manipulating markets with subsidies.

[Qbert]

“Looks like cutting the debt rating will have an effect...Higher taxes...the GOP has to many rinos..all you need in the senate is seven to vote for higher taxes..Two from Georgia .. Two from Maine...and the other rinos no problem..”

Yep, unfortunately. Our only hope is for Boehner to toe the line in the House. (*Gulp*)

[Pan_Yan]

I don't even bother emailing or writing him anymore. The wife has a drawer full of letters from his office politely telling her to sit down and shut up.

Chambliss needs to learn two big things:

1) YOU FIRST. Congress got us in this mess. If you think we need to cut spending and raise taxes then cut first. You need to show us that you are at least a trillion a year serious before asking us to shoulder more.

2) TAXES RATES AND REVENUE ARE NOT THE SAME THING. In fact, they are generally diametrical. if you want increased revenue, lower taxes. If you want to lower revenue, raise taxes. If what is stated in the article is your position why did you vote to extend the tax rates?

[Qbert]

“So if we no longer have a mortgage interest deduction or a property tax deduction we will be “equal” with the Section 8 housing folks - we may as well be renters.”

Yep.

And that should also *really* help the housing market. (/heavy sarcasm)

[Sybeck1]

Does Georgia have a recall?

[o2bfree]

The local GOP county leaders should sanction him. Embarrass him, and call for his resignation.