hat tip to katiedidit;starwise
Rush said this today RE: Romney
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“Word has leaked out about some of the things that he said to the donors. These are things that he’s not said publicly in terms of specifics on policy, and one of the things that he talked about was a tax plan.
He wants to lower rates but eliminate some deductions for the rich. And I have to tell you, folks, I’m not comfortable with the Republican nominee talking about special plans for “the rich,” special plans for “Hispanics.”
That was part of it, too. He was saying we’re gonna have to do some special outreach for Hispanics, special outreach for women.
No, we don’t. Not as conservatives. We don’t have to have special policies for this group and that group or special whatever. One of the tax ideas was to eliminate... Now, get this: Eliminate the mortgage deductibility on second homes. Now, that’s populism. We’re talking an amount of money that’s no different than the Buffett Rule. It’s a shame.
His capital gains idea is also a little curious, because it, too, is targeting “the rich,” anybody making over $200,000 jointly and introduces progressivity into the tax which seems fair or what have you.
These are not the things that a Republican, much less a conservative nominee, needs to be talking about or saying. This is Rockefeller Republicanism. This is identity politics. It’s the kind of stuff that the left talks about.”
We cannot and should not close our eyes to who Romney really is.
Newt’s still in the game.
Bears repeating.