While tax cuts, across the board on income and on a wide variety of other things are not only needed, but the right thing to do the GOP should not plan on these being successful campaign tactics in the fall.
With the war and increased military spending and tax cut proposals we are writing the RATS campaign commercials for them.
"A return to the 80's!" will the the tile of their ads. Tax cuts, military spending, HUGE DEFICEITS! Pres. Bush wants to bring back the huge, wasteful tax cuts and spending of the Reagan 80's, saddling our children with huge deficeits they will have to repay.
And the sheeple, having been throughly brainwashed on the 80's will fall into lockstep, reject the proposals, and vote RAT in Nov.
And being that the GOP is wholly inept to respond in any meaningful manner will lose the debate almost instantly.
The potential would be there for your scenario if a tax cut is proposed. Good angle! You have been watching their maneuvers!
But,what our readers need to remember is that no one from the Bush administration has presented such a plan yet. The other day President Bush did allude to an interest in increasing tax credit for stock losses, but it was just an impromptu statement regarding the economic forum.
Kristol has been very critical of President Bush. To have opinions on issues that differ from the administration is fine, but his derisive manner has been exhibited publicly. (to be fair his most recent comments have been more positive) Bush wasn't his GOP presidential choice and sometimes I wonder where his allegiance lies.
Before I get my hopes up about a tax cut, I want to hear it from President Bush.
"And the sheeple, having been throughly brainwashed on the 80's will fall into lockstep, reject the proposals, and vote RAT in Nov."They'd have a hard time getting me to fall into lockstep, since I prospered in the '80's.
However, I think you're absolutely right about the way the Dems will handle it...and they'll probably start the propaganda campaign yesterday.