This is not MY headline, really. It is the current BANNER headline of Drudge (drudgereport.com)m with a link to the story about how the House GOP "caved" on that two month extension of the "payroll tax cut'--except taht Druge WROTE OUT the entire number (not using the word "trilloin'). As you wouold expect, the number goes on FOREVER.
See my articles over today, teh past few days, the past few weeks, and the past months. How can the GOP, with any credibiity at all, COMPLAIN about the amount of our national debt. The GOPP has ADDED more than 300 BILLIN dollars to the REQUIREd debt with its votes on the "poayroll tax cut" and "extended unemployment benefits" over the past year (last December, and this December, since we are PROMISED that this "two month" extgension will turn into a full year extension). TheGOP has FORFEITED this issue. At least all incumbents have.
That is the problem: Drudge puts that banner healdine up NOW, but where was the OUTRAGE over this "payroll tax cut" bill.? Where was the REPORTING on this aspect of the bill by the unfair and unablanced netowork. The blill wil lREQUIRFE--and that inculdes the GOP bill--a sustanial RAISING of teh debtt ceiling sooner rather than later. Tlhe "pay for" provisions are a FRAUD, and in any case take place over TEN YERS. The INCREASE in the DEBT occurs NOW.
The GOP establishment thinks this is all politically "smart". I pity them. They are mentally challenged. Look at my previous article, which I sand behind. REally, and the Drudge headline confirms it, the GOP is a DEAD PARTY WALKILNG (whether they "win" in 2012 or not). Do you realize that if we "offset" EVERY "savings" and all additional revenue with NEW additions to the defict, that we will ADD well over ten TRILLION dollars to the debt by 2020. That means a debt then of more than 25 TRILLION DOLLARS. And the GOP has thrown away this issue. Thhird party here we come. Isn't it great how we have obeyed Obama and "learned to live within our means"!!!!!!!!! I tell you: The guy (Obama) is a COMIC GENIUS. GOP politicans are simply pathetic--not even funy.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
House GOP Members and Tea Party Politicians: Defeat Them All (Dead Politicians Walking: GOP, R.I.P.)
How does lthe House GOP expect ANY(NE to give them any respectg at all, or to vote for ANY of them? They have shown temselves over and over again to be blustering cowards: talking loudly and crrrying a little stick (the converse of Teddy Roosevelt, and I have clenaned up the quote I would dearly have liked to use, with another word for "stick" that comes close to rhyming wiht it).
You know by know that Speaker Boehner has announced that, despite the "good fight" (DEFEAT THESE HOPOELSS COWARDS), the House GOP ois going to "cave" and approve teh Seante two month extension of teh "payroll tax cut", along with extension of unemplymnment benefits and FRAUDULENT "tgwo year" (meant to be lpremanent) extension of teh "doct fix" on Medicare reimbursement. Note how foresighted this blog has been. Not only did I expect this betrayll--only the end game of a betrayal on teh "payroll tax cutg"--but I told you the situation: "Coeards die a thousand deaths, while a brave man dies but once". The GOP has just died anotehr death, but I believe it may be a fATAL one. Oh, it is possible that the GOP can still win eletions, because Obama and teh Democrats are locked inot a LEFTISM that HAS to FAIL. But the GOP is now locked into "lefitism light", and that, too, has to fail. As fare as I am concerned, teh entire world of GOP incumbents represent "dead politicians walking", as part of a dead political party (despite the gift victories teh Democratrs may continue to give them in some elections, ONHLY after Democrats FAIL.
What do I mean about Tea Party politicians? I mean what I said. yep. I would vote AGAINST Michele Bachlmann for anotehr term in Congress. I would vote against EVERY INCUMBENT in Congress. As you know, if you read this blog, this is not becuse I believe in that FRAUD about "cooperation" in Congress. I jutt believe in honesty and principle, and GOP House members, INCLUSDING SUPPOSED ATEA PARTY MEMBERFS, have shown they have NO honesty or principle (if it takes any COURAGE)l. Sorry Michele, I would vote AGAINST you, and advise people in your district to do so Now, I MIGHT sitll vote for Michele Bachmann for Prfesident. However, that is NOT because I think she would be a GOOD President. I don't. I jsut think she is outside of teh "establishment", even if she WANTS to be in it, and taht we really have to elect such a person to the Presidency to shake things up. The establishment stil thinks "politics as usual" is a WINNER. I think they are wrng, but that is ONLY if both VOTERS and HONEST politicans CHALLENGE the establishment. This latest betrayl by the House shows that we have NO "leaders' willing to challenge the establishment at this time (always excluding Ron Paul., who I would defiinitely vote for to be Preisdent--again NOT because I think he would affirmatively be a GOOD Preisdent, but becauwe he would shake up the establishment).
"But, Skip, the Twa Party did not approve of wht Boehner and the GOP leadership did". You areally are NAIVE, aren't you. Boehner, and teh House GOP, are so COWARDLY (and dictatorial) taht they are not even proposing to TAKE A VOTE on the disgracefu Seante bill. This is obviuosly to AVOID Tea Party politicinas from having to go "on record". That DISHONESTY alone is enough for me Again, DEFEAT ALLL INCUMBENT TEA PARTY POLITICIANS. My mind is made up. ALL INCUMBENTS NEED TO GO. And new incumbents need to be DEFEATED until we finally get a bunch who will STAND for SOMETHING. I do think the Democrats stand for something, although they will sometimes do their best to conceeal it: Big Botenment, Big Spending, Defiictits and Debt, and Class Warfare. The problem is that GOP politicians pretty much stand for teh SAME THING--jsut not so obvious. Yu have Mitt Romney (of all people) out there BELEATING about the "middle class", and how they need a "special break" 9even though Romeny's "special break" would hardly help them at all--Democrats are BETTER at briberfy, wich is why the GOP is a dead party walking). Yep. The GOP has BEMBRACED MIDLE CLASS BRIBERY as a political ="strategy. Prolem: Democrats are BETERR at it.
Look at the record. The GOP, at the end of 2010, BETRAYED their supposed "philosophy" that hasd just won the party an election. They ADDED to the defict and the necessary increase in teh debt ceiling by at least 150 BILLION dollars with a "payroll tax cut" and furtehr extension of unemployment benefits. They have ADOPTED the FRAUD that you can' "pay for' ONE YER additions to the deficit and debt with a "ten year plan" (Soviet Union styple), even though we NEED taht money to pay for the defiicts we NOW HAVWE. This, alone, is reason enough to vote against the GOP.
"Hey, Skip, you still ahve not said wy the TEA PARTY politicians are responsible for this. Oh not? The vote in the Seante was 89 to 10. The "vote' (non-vote) in the House is essentially UNANIMOUS. Waht do I mean? I mean that if the Tea Partyy peole) wanted to make a STINK about this, they could FORCE Boehhner to do a real vortte. In fact, they could EMBARRASS Boehner and the GOP. YHou say that wouold be political suicide? Maybe it would be, and maybe it would not be. But it would show some BACKBONE, and dome principle. As it is, the Tea Party politicans have ALLOWED this to take place, when they could have at least made an ISSUE out of it. Yes, Michele Bachmann, this means YOU. Where are YOU "calling out" John Boehner? You say that this would KILL your chances for teh Preisdential nomination? Agan, maybe and maybe not. But your LACK OF PRINCIPLE in calling out the GOP "leadership" will surely KILL your Presidential bid. WHY should "conservatives" vote for you I fhtey want "politics as usual", an dCOWARDDS, then they can vote for Mitt Romney. He has a better chance to defeat Obama then yo do, and you have shonw no more ability to SElL real conservative principles (or to call out the GOP establishment when they BETRAY those principles). Rick Perry has the advantgeage that he is not part of Congress. You, Michele, ARE part of Congress, and have a perfect right to CALL OUT John Boehner on taking away your vote. But I don't expect you to do so because you are a COARD. Taht applies t ALL of the Tea Party politicans. Npe. DEFEAT THEM ALL. No exceptions. No excustes. DDEFEAT ALL INCUMBENTS.
Look at what the GOP has done. We start with that BETRAYAL of teh resons they were lected in December of 2010. We were PROMISED things wil be different. Then came the 20911 spending bill debacle, where the House GOP thereatened to "shut down the government" to achiveve real spending reductions, and then cut NOTHING (after several "shrot-term" extensions). Then came the fraudulent debt ceiling debate, where the GOP again CAVED with this rididicuolous "supercommittee", and MINOR SHAM CTUS ten years from now. The GOP has actually CT NOTHING form spending--instead ADDING tro both spending AND the deficit (this new bill alone ADDING close to 200 BILLIN dollars to the 2012 DEFICT). Plus, we now KNOW (as do the Democrats) taht the GOP does NOT mean what it says. "Never" now means "until we decide that we have put up the good fight for long enough".
Where is the GOP now? I have already told you. They are at the MERCY of the Democrats (so much so that the Democrats might OVERRECH, since even a RAT--accurate descripton of GOP incumbents--will fight whe CORNEERED). . In fact, this possibility of Democrats overreaching, and not LETTING the GOP "cave" becazuse even the GOP can't see any way to do it on Democrat terms and survive, is why todya' s"deal" makes it MORE LILKELY thaqt we will have NO 'payroll tax cut" for the final ten months of the year (although you would expect further SHORT-TERM extensions). For example, what if Democras--now knowng that the Huose GOP is compoased of COWARDS only interested in whta they perceive necessary to "protect" their politial future--now DEMAND a "SURTAC FOR MILLIONAIRES" to "pay for" (lol, except the GOP has fully bought into this fraud) the "payroll tax cut" and the rest of the bill. POLLS (which now seem to be a religion for the GOP, as well as for the unfair and unbalanced network) are going to "show" that the UBLIC wants to PAY FOR this stuff with taxes on "millionaires and billiionaires". And the GOP has now PROMISED that they will do ANYTHING to "give" the public this "payroll tax cut". Why would Democrats not insist upon "payrng for " this bill with a surtax on millionaires and billioniaires.? I know. We are back to CORNERED RATSD, where the GOP may have dug themselves in with PLEDGES to the oint they just can't do it. Taht is how we could yet get NO BILL (becuase the Democrats might not let the GOP "cave" on every OTHE possible "issue'). However, as stated, even if Democrats "take pity" on the GP, and don't drive them to the wall on that surtax on millionaires and billionaires, Democrats are in a positn to DEMAND anything else tghey want. It is a POLITICA DISASTER, and Democrats know it. It doid not have t be, and I REJECT the idea that "conservatives" are responsible for it. It is actually the estalbishment that has created this abosolute disaster. But I will say one thing: If the TEA PARTY was not going to stand up to what they said, as with the debt ceiling, then they SHOULD NEVER HAVE PUAHED THE MATTER THIS WAY. If you are going to "stand on principle, then you had BETTER do it. Otherwise, you are admitting ou are a COWARD--the worst of all possilbe worlds. Again, DEFEAT TEA PARTY INCUMBENTS--ALL OF THEM (including Michele Bachmann, an dpeole like her).
You will notice that his is my own "scorched Earth" camaign against the GOP (Grand, Outdated Party), and I will maintain it until at least next November. But my own personal campaign is not why I say the GOP is now a "dead paryt walking". That is my OBJECTIVE assessment of the future, based on wlhat is a fatal compromise of any MESSAGE. The GOP now has NO "message", except the Rommeny one: "We can MANAGE teh government better tha Democrats, evn though we agree that the Federal Government is rfesponsible for waving a magic wantd and 'solving' all of our problems." This "message" cannot succeed over any length of time. It can ONLY "succeed" when the public is DOWN on Democrats. The GOP cannot actually "govern" with that message. EVENTUALLY, ther WILL be a real third party, and the GOP will head for the dust heap of history. I am ready to support a third party NOW, and will (Ono matter if I have to support the LIberterian Party. But tenough of the PUBLIC (less "extreme" tha me) are READY for a third party that I now think it is inevitble, IF the country does not COLLAPSE first (and maybe after such collaprse). s
You know this already, if you read this blog. Ture, I now don't expect the GOP to pull out of a DEATH SPIRAL (even if lthey win in 2012, in a "last hurrah" of "politics as usual'). But my problem is that I now am convinced that it is TOO LATE for this coutnry to pull out of its own DEATH SPIRLAL. You don't win elections saying this, and I expect NO pollitician to say it., but I don't see any way to recover from wereh we are. If there WERE such a way, and we could cedrtainly TRY, the attitude represented gy the "payroll tax cut" indicates that we don't hafe the WILL to even make a good try. What happens after a COLLAPSE? I dont' know We basically start over. Prfobably NO Social Secuirty, Medicaid or Medicare. It will be a vastly different country. That is where I am convinced we are now doomed to end up. I told you I was a PESSIMIST!!!!!As I have said before, it is liek a football team down 21 ponts in the final quarter, and acting with NO HURRY. We jsut are not showing any sense of urgency: acting like "plitics as usuaL" and BIRBES stil can get it done. Not a chance.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight). And yes, "Defeat All Incumbents" would apply to Barack Obama. And if I really tought it would be done, I could vote for the GOIP candidate on that basis. As itsis, however, I cannot vote fore Mitt Romney--poster child for "politics as usual"--even though I can't vote for Obama. My borthers (4 of them) all think Obama has to go. Again, that is the ONLY chance the GOP has with their "non-message". I really do want to see what the GOP does with this next "debt ceiling" debate. It will be rank DISHOENSTY to yell about the "debt celing", after the GOP has voted for things FORCING the debt ceiling to be substantially raised next time. What am I saying? It was rank DISHONESTY this summer.
You know by know that Speaker Boehner has announced that, despite the "good fight" (DEFEAT THESE HOPOELSS COWARDS), the House GOP ois going to "cave" and approve teh Seante two month extension of teh "payroll tax cut", along with extension of unemplymnment benefits and FRAUDULENT "tgwo year" (meant to be lpremanent) extension of teh "doct fix" on Medicare reimbursement. Note how foresighted this blog has been. Not only did I expect this betrayll--only the end game of a betrayal on teh "payroll tax cutg"--but I told you the situation: "Coeards die a thousand deaths, while a brave man dies but once". The GOP has just died anotehr death, but I believe it may be a fATAL one. Oh, it is possible that the GOP can still win eletions, because Obama and teh Democrats are locked inot a LEFTISM that HAS to FAIL. But the GOP is now locked into "lefitism light", and that, too, has to fail. As fare as I am concerned, teh entire world of GOP incumbents represent "dead politicians walking", as part of a dead political party (despite the gift victories teh Democratrs may continue to give them in some elections, ONHLY after Democrats FAIL.
What do I mean about Tea Party politicians? I mean what I said. yep. I would vote AGAINST Michele Bachlmann for anotehr term in Congress. I would vote against EVERY INCUMBENT in Congress. As you know, if you read this blog, this is not becuse I believe in that FRAUD about "cooperation" in Congress. I jutt believe in honesty and principle, and GOP House members, INCLUSDING SUPPOSED ATEA PARTY MEMBERFS, have shown they have NO honesty or principle (if it takes any COURAGE)l. Sorry Michele, I would vote AGAINST you, and advise people in your district to do so Now, I MIGHT sitll vote for Michele Bachmann for Prfesident. However, that is NOT because I think she would be a GOOD President. I don't. I jsut think she is outside of teh "establishment", even if she WANTS to be in it, and taht we really have to elect such a person to the Presidency to shake things up. The establishment stil thinks "politics as usual" is a WINNER. I think they are wrng, but that is ONLY if both VOTERS and HONEST politicans CHALLENGE the establishment. This latest betrayl by the House shows that we have NO "leaders' willing to challenge the establishment at this time (always excluding Ron Paul., who I would defiinitely vote for to be Preisdent--again NOT because I think he would affirmatively be a GOOD Preisdent, but becauwe he would shake up the establishment).
"But, Skip, the Twa Party did not approve of wht Boehner and the GOP leadership did". You areally are NAIVE, aren't you. Boehner, and teh House GOP, are so COWARDLY (and dictatorial) taht they are not even proposing to TAKE A VOTE on the disgracefu Seante bill. This is obviuosly to AVOID Tea Party politicinas from having to go "on record". That DISHONESTY alone is enough for me Again, DEFEAT ALLL INCUMBENT TEA PARTY POLITICIANS. My mind is made up. ALL INCUMBENTS NEED TO GO. And new incumbents need to be DEFEATED until we finally get a bunch who will STAND for SOMETHING. I do think the Democrats stand for something, although they will sometimes do their best to conceeal it: Big Botenment, Big Spending, Defiictits and Debt, and Class Warfare. The problem is that GOP politicians pretty much stand for teh SAME THING--jsut not so obvious. Yu have Mitt Romney (of all people) out there BELEATING about the "middle class", and how they need a "special break" 9even though Romeny's "special break" would hardly help them at all--Democrats are BETTER at briberfy, wich is why the GOP is a dead party walking). Yep. The GOP has BEMBRACED MIDLE CLASS BRIBERY as a political ="strategy. Prolem: Democrats are BETERR at it.
Look at the record. The GOP, at the end of 2010, BETRAYED their supposed "philosophy" that hasd just won the party an election. They ADDED to the defict and the necessary increase in teh debt ceiling by at least 150 BILLION dollars with a "payroll tax cut" and furtehr extension of unemployment benefits. They have ADOPTED the FRAUD that you can' "pay for' ONE YER additions to the deficit and debt with a "ten year plan" (Soviet Union styple), even though we NEED taht money to pay for the defiicts we NOW HAVWE. This, alone, is reason enough to vote against the GOP.
"Hey, Skip, you still ahve not said wy the TEA PARTY politicians are responsible for this. Oh not? The vote in the Seante was 89 to 10. The "vote' (non-vote) in the House is essentially UNANIMOUS. Waht do I mean? I mean that if the Tea Partyy peole) wanted to make a STINK about this, they could FORCE Boehhner to do a real vortte. In fact, they could EMBARRASS Boehner and the GOP. YHou say that wouold be political suicide? Maybe it would be, and maybe it would not be. But it would show some BACKBONE, and dome principle. As it is, the Tea Party politicans have ALLOWED this to take place, when they could have at least made an ISSUE out of it. Yes, Michele Bachmann, this means YOU. Where are YOU "calling out" John Boehner? You say that this would KILL your chances for teh Preisdential nomination? Agan, maybe and maybe not. But your LACK OF PRINCIPLE in calling out the GOP "leadership" will surely KILL your Presidential bid. WHY should "conservatives" vote for you I fhtey want "politics as usual", an dCOWARDDS, then they can vote for Mitt Romney. He has a better chance to defeat Obama then yo do, and you have shonw no more ability to SElL real conservative principles (or to call out the GOP establishment when they BETRAY those principles). Rick Perry has the advantgeage that he is not part of Congress. You, Michele, ARE part of Congress, and have a perfect right to CALL OUT John Boehner on taking away your vote. But I don't expect you to do so because you are a COARD. Taht applies t ALL of the Tea Party politicans. Npe. DEFEAT THEM ALL. No exceptions. No excustes. DDEFEAT ALL INCUMBENTS.
Look at what the GOP has done. We start with that BETRAYAL of teh resons they were lected in December of 2010. We were PROMISED things wil be different. Then came the 20911 spending bill debacle, where the House GOP thereatened to "shut down the government" to achiveve real spending reductions, and then cut NOTHING (after several "shrot-term" extensions). Then came the fraudulent debt ceiling debate, where the GOP again CAVED with this rididicuolous "supercommittee", and MINOR SHAM CTUS ten years from now. The GOP has actually CT NOTHING form spending--instead ADDING tro both spending AND the deficit (this new bill alone ADDING close to 200 BILLIN dollars to the 2012 DEFICT). Plus, we now KNOW (as do the Democrats) taht the GOP does NOT mean what it says. "Never" now means "until we decide that we have put up the good fight for long enough".
Where is the GOP now? I have already told you. They are at the MERCY of the Democrats (so much so that the Democrats might OVERRECH, since even a RAT--accurate descripton of GOP incumbents--will fight whe CORNEERED). . In fact, this possibility of Democrats overreaching, and not LETTING the GOP "cave" becazuse even the GOP can't see any way to do it on Democrat terms and survive, is why todya' s"deal" makes it MORE LILKELY thaqt we will have NO 'payroll tax cut" for the final ten months of the year (although you would expect further SHORT-TERM extensions). For example, what if Democras--now knowng that the Huose GOP is compoased of COWARDS only interested in whta they perceive necessary to "protect" their politial future--now DEMAND a "SURTAC FOR MILLIONAIRES" to "pay for" (lol, except the GOP has fully bought into this fraud) the "payroll tax cut" and the rest of the bill. POLLS (which now seem to be a religion for the GOP, as well as for the unfair and unbalanced network) are going to "show" that the UBLIC wants to PAY FOR this stuff with taxes on "millionaires and billiionaires". And the GOP has now PROMISED that they will do ANYTHING to "give" the public this "payroll tax cut". Why would Democrats not insist upon "payrng for " this bill with a surtax on millionaires and billioniaires.? I know. We are back to CORNERED RATSD, where the GOP may have dug themselves in with PLEDGES to the oint they just can't do it. Taht is how we could yet get NO BILL (becuase the Democrats might not let the GOP "cave" on every OTHE possible "issue'). However, as stated, even if Democrats "take pity" on the GP, and don't drive them to the wall on that surtax on millionaires and billionaires, Democrats are in a positn to DEMAND anything else tghey want. It is a POLITICA DISASTER, and Democrats know it. It doid not have t be, and I REJECT the idea that "conservatives" are responsible for it. It is actually the estalbishment that has created this abosolute disaster. But I will say one thing: If the TEA PARTY was not going to stand up to what they said, as with the debt ceiling, then they SHOULD NEVER HAVE PUAHED THE MATTER THIS WAY. If you are going to "stand on principle, then you had BETTER do it. Otherwise, you are admitting ou are a COWARD--the worst of all possilbe worlds. Again, DEFEAT TEA PARTY INCUMBENTS--ALL OF THEM (including Michele Bachmann, an dpeole like her).
You will notice that his is my own "scorched Earth" camaign against the GOP (Grand, Outdated Party), and I will maintain it until at least next November. But my own personal campaign is not why I say the GOP is now a "dead paryt walking". That is my OBJECTIVE assessment of the future, based on wlhat is a fatal compromise of any MESSAGE. The GOP now has NO "message", except the Rommeny one: "We can MANAGE teh government better tha Democrats, evn though we agree that the Federal Government is rfesponsible for waving a magic wantd and 'solving' all of our problems." This "message" cannot succeed over any length of time. It can ONLY "succeed" when the public is DOWN on Democrats. The GOP cannot actually "govern" with that message. EVENTUALLY, ther WILL be a real third party, and the GOP will head for the dust heap of history. I am ready to support a third party NOW, and will (Ono matter if I have to support the LIberterian Party. But tenough of the PUBLIC (less "extreme" tha me) are READY for a third party that I now think it is inevitble, IF the country does not COLLAPSE first (and maybe after such collaprse). s
You know this already, if you read this blog. Ture, I now don't expect the GOP to pull out of a DEATH SPIRAL (even if lthey win in 2012, in a "last hurrah" of "politics as usual'). But my problem is that I now am convinced that it is TOO LATE for this coutnry to pull out of its own DEATH SPIRLAL. You don't win elections saying this, and I expect NO pollitician to say it., but I don't see any way to recover from wereh we are. If there WERE such a way, and we could cedrtainly TRY, the attitude represented gy the "payroll tax cut" indicates that we don't hafe the WILL to even make a good try. What happens after a COLLAPSE? I dont' know We basically start over. Prfobably NO Social Secuirty, Medicaid or Medicare. It will be a vastly different country. That is where I am convinced we are now doomed to end up. I told you I was a PESSIMIST!!!!!As I have said before, it is liek a football team down 21 ponts in the final quarter, and acting with NO HURRY. We jsut are not showing any sense of urgency: acting like "plitics as usuaL" and BIRBES stil can get it done. Not a chance.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight). And yes, "Defeat All Incumbents" would apply to Barack Obama. And if I really tought it would be done, I could vote for the GOIP candidate on that basis. As itsis, however, I cannot vote fore Mitt Romney--poster child for "politics as usual"--even though I can't vote for Obama. My borthers (4 of them) all think Obama has to go. Again, that is the ONLY chance the GOP has with their "non-message". I really do want to see what the GOP does with this next "debt ceiling" debate. It will be rank DISHOENSTY to yell about the "debt celing", after the GOP has voted for things FORCING the debt ceiling to be substantially raised next time. What am I saying? It was rank DISHONESTY this summer.
Obama, Liar-in-Chief: The $40 Payroll Tax Cut Lie--Brought to You by Obama and the Unfair and Unbalanced Network
See teh last few paragraphs of teh previous article, and then realize that I wrote that before seeing the "explanation" of teh LIE form the unfair and unablanced network. Here is the headline that explains the LIE:
"White House launches '$40 payroll tax cut' cut campaign" (from something called the "White House Dossier, a linked in a BANNER hedline now on drudgereoport.com: "40 Tax Cut".)
The point is that the unfair and unbalanced nework was PUSHING this OBAMA PROPAGANDA this very morning. I hear it. And it is a LIE.
Forget that the House GOPproposes a ONE YEAR 'payroll tax cut", inssteadof teh Senate passed two month politcal gAME. Here are the facts:
1. The tax holidaly (not tax "cut", since it was supposed to be a one time "stimulus" that FAILED this past year) in questin is a 2% "cut" or "rebate" in the worker porton of the Social Seucrity tax (meaning it would CUT Social Security funding, if it were not a dishonest GAME in the first place to BRIBE the middle class with 'free money").
2. The MAXIMUM "benefit" from this "tax cut" is $40 per week. But that amount will be "received' oNY by peole earning $100,000 a year and more. Yes, this IS a "tax cut for the rich", in the same sense that the "Bush tax cut" was a tax cut for the rich, in that the 'rich" receive the most benefit.. This is the LIE: to take the MAXIMUM amount that may be received by people who can easliy AFFORD IT, and suggest taht 160 milion Americans will lose $40 per week. Multiply 2% by $100,000, and then divide by 52. You get approximately $40 a week.
3. The AVERAGE icnome of workers is ABOUT $50,0000 per year. If yo are going to use a figure, and not boviously LIE (whch is what our Liar-in-Chie does, along with the unfair and unbalanced network), then ou shoud use this AVERAGE figure. Multiple $50,000 by .02 (2%), and you get $1000. That is the YEARLY "tax cut" from the "payroll tax cut". The Seante two month bill would "gfive" a two month (1/6 of a year) extensioin, or a whole $166 (dividing $1000 by 6). If you don't see the LIE here, in the $40 a week claim, then you rare hopeless.
4. There is something a little wrong with the stand Obama/media claim taht the 'payroll tax cut' will add $1000 to the paychecks of 160 millionn Americans. First, that is only an AVERAGE. Many Americns will receive much less--as little as ONE DOLLAR or less per week. Still, it is not totally unfreaosnable to use the AVERAGE. Problem: !60 Americans multipled by $1000 is 160 BILLON DOALLRTS. No, we can't afford it, and it was supposed to be a ONE TIME "simulus" passed last December in another one of thsese end of the year fiascoes. But is this RIGHT? Id the "payroll tax cut" part of this bill $160 BILLION dollars? or does ntaht include the extended unemolyment benefits paying people not to work? Is this another LIE (albeit a relatively small one) . Will 160 million Americans really seee an AVERGE of 1000 extra dollars over a year--$166 over two months--costing 160 BILLION dolalrs? That is NOT the figure used last December (160 BILLLION dollars). The media is uninterested in the FACTS, and therefore you should nto look to them.
5. If llyo earn $20,000 a year, lyu wil get bribed "only" $400 per year (.02 times $20,000). Divide by 52. That is less than $8 per week (again illustrating the LIE by our Lir-in-Chief, and by the unfair and unbalanced network).
Escept for treh editorial comments, the above 5 items are NOT matttters of opinion. They ar absolute FACTS.
Then you have the unfair and unbalanced network (see earlier articles today), which was USHING this morning the OBAMA PROPAGANDA about $40 per week. I did not know when I heard it whre the unfair and unbalanced network was getting this LIE. Now I do. It is OBAMA PROPAGANDA< and the unfair and unbalanced network is rpesenting it jsut like they were CNN or MSNBC. BOYCOTT the unfair and unbalanced network--I beg you.
Is this a BRIBE (whther $8 a week or $40 a wek), as I claim? Just look at thow this is being SOLD!!!!! It is being SOLD as FREEMONEY, even though it is sopposedly coming out of the funding for Social Secuirty. Again, we are being TOLD that this is a "one time" thing, that we can "pay for" (lol) over TEN YERS. Uh-huh. What is gong to cause the BRIBE to STOP? If this bribe is not EXTENDED NEXT YEAR, are we not gong to see the same $40, or $20, or $8 come out of the "paychecks" of 160 million Americans, including the "rich'? I see no different this year than the next. That is why i call this a 1.5 TRLLION dollar additon to the debt, which we will have to add to geh DEBT CEILING. There is no doubt that we will have to add $160 BILLION dolalars to the NEXT debt ceiling raise, and that the GOP cannot claim hat they ar not VOTING to raise the debt ceiling with this bill, because the fraudulent "pay for" provisions will only take place (if at all) over the next TEN YEARS> But what about NEXT YER, and the year after that, and the year after that. WHEN does the bribe stop? And WHY would it stop, when the sam "arguments" about takng "$40 a week" away from people can be made EVERY YEAR.
What I find most INSULTING is the propaganda that Americans not only CAN be BRIBED for $40 a week and less to DESTROY their country, but that they WANT this bribe so baldy that they will not even listen to why it is an ATTACK on Social Secuirty funding, and to why we can't afford it. I find that INSULTING, and I find the GOP/unfiar and unbalanced network--along with some "conservative" commentators--most INSULTNG of all They are saying that even though this is BAD policy, that you can never exlan to the American people why this one time "stimulus" (BRIBE) shold be "taken away" from them. If that is ture, then this cuntry is doomed, and the GOP is politically doomed.
The GOP,of curse, is acccomlishing its political doom without even fiing a shot. It is like John Paul Jones saying: "I usrrender", indstead of "I have not yeat begun to fight." If lthe GOP cannot even convince peole about the isane "payroll tax cut", and then can't even convince people why yet antoher "supercommittee" compromise for two months is insane, then the GOP is NEVER going to convince the American peole of anything. Oh, they might sitll win some elections because OBAMA and the DEMOCRATS convince peoele not to vote for them, for an electin or two. But the GOP can never GOVERN, if they con't even beleive the American peole are OPEN to GOP argumetns, but have to be DECEIVED by politcal BRiBES (bribes that will cost everyone MORE in the end than this "free money').
As readers of this blog know, this has ben a defining moment for me (talkong aoubt this entire "payroll tax cut" sham, beginning in December of 2010). If theGOP is going to go down this road, and this blog predicted they would MONTHS AGO, then the GOP and I have parted company FOREVER. As I ahve stated, I will NEVER vote for Mitt Romney for Preisdent (the most likely nominee, although hardly guaranteed, as the GOP estalbishment puts n the full court press to nominate Romney). More importantly, I ma THOURGH with the GOP forever. I no longer look to it with any hope at all. I wil support AnY reasonable thrid party I advocate DEFEATTING most GOP incumbents. Now all of this was parlty ture beofre this 'payroll tax cut" betrayl. But this debacle has pushed me over lthe edge. RonPau RUN as a thrid party candidate. I will support up. Donald Trump: RUN as a thrid party candidate. I will support you. Tea Party (who I am also prepared to abandon for betrayals): FORM a third paryt. I will SUPPORT YU then, although NOT if you are so in love wihth power that you go along with these GOP betrayals. Now I don't dlude myself that losng MYU suport is gong to kill the GOP. But I htink the GOIPO totllay underestimates how many peole are coming around to my pont of view on this. The GO is now TOTALLY relying on Obama and lefitst Democrats to give them POWER (all they want). That will obviusly "work" only in isolated elections, as the GOP has no consistent message they are providing to peole.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight). And no, I CaNNOT suport Obama, but I am not AFRAID of Obama. Sure, Obama will destory the country in another term (destory it as we know it). But so will the GOP, and perhaps WORSE. IF the GOP were in complete control, they MIGHT destory the country SOWE THAN OBAMA. Hoever,t he GOP will NOT be in "complete control". Democrats will still have a presence. As with Bush, lefitist Democrts MAY get more done with a GOP President, even as a minority in Congress, than they can with Obama as Presidneet. That is because the GOP will FIGHT Obama, if ony for political reasonas. As with Bush, the GOP members of Congress will NOT "fight' a GOP Preisdent. that is how tings can be WROSE under a GOPresident than under Obama. "Skiip, does that mean you acutally LIKE gridlock?" Ah, you have finally gotten it. The reaons I hav abandoned the GOP is taht they can't even do gridlock right.
"White House launches '$40 payroll tax cut' cut campaign" (from something called the "White House Dossier, a linked in a BANNER hedline now on drudgereoport.com: "40 Tax Cut".)
The point is that the unfair and unbalanced nework was PUSHING this OBAMA PROPAGANDA this very morning. I hear it. And it is a LIE.
Forget that the House GOPproposes a ONE YEAR 'payroll tax cut", inssteadof teh Senate passed two month politcal gAME. Here are the facts:
1. The tax holidaly (not tax "cut", since it was supposed to be a one time "stimulus" that FAILED this past year) in questin is a 2% "cut" or "rebate" in the worker porton of the Social Seucrity tax (meaning it would CUT Social Security funding, if it were not a dishonest GAME in the first place to BRIBE the middle class with 'free money").
2. The MAXIMUM "benefit" from this "tax cut" is $40 per week. But that amount will be "received' oNY by peole earning $100,000 a year and more. Yes, this IS a "tax cut for the rich", in the same sense that the "Bush tax cut" was a tax cut for the rich, in that the 'rich" receive the most benefit.. This is the LIE: to take the MAXIMUM amount that may be received by people who can easliy AFFORD IT, and suggest taht 160 milion Americans will lose $40 per week. Multiply 2% by $100,000, and then divide by 52. You get approximately $40 a week.
3. The AVERAGE icnome of workers is ABOUT $50,0000 per year. If yo are going to use a figure, and not boviously LIE (whch is what our Liar-in-Chie does, along with the unfair and unbalanced network), then ou shoud use this AVERAGE figure. Multiple $50,000 by .02 (2%), and you get $1000. That is the YEARLY "tax cut" from the "payroll tax cut". The Seante two month bill would "gfive" a two month (1/6 of a year) extensioin, or a whole $166 (dividing $1000 by 6). If you don't see the LIE here, in the $40 a week claim, then you rare hopeless.
4. There is something a little wrong with the stand Obama/media claim taht the 'payroll tax cut' will add $1000 to the paychecks of 160 millionn Americans. First, that is only an AVERAGE. Many Americns will receive much less--as little as ONE DOLLAR or less per week. Still, it is not totally unfreaosnable to use the AVERAGE. Problem: !60 Americans multipled by $1000 is 160 BILLON DOALLRTS. No, we can't afford it, and it was supposed to be a ONE TIME "simulus" passed last December in another one of thsese end of the year fiascoes. But is this RIGHT? Id the "payroll tax cut" part of this bill $160 BILLION dollars? or does ntaht include the extended unemolyment benefits paying people not to work? Is this another LIE (albeit a relatively small one) . Will 160 million Americans really seee an AVERGE of 1000 extra dollars over a year--$166 over two months--costing 160 BILLION dolalrs? That is NOT the figure used last December (160 BILLLION dollars). The media is uninterested in the FACTS, and therefore you should nto look to them.
5. If llyo earn $20,000 a year, lyu wil get bribed "only" $400 per year (.02 times $20,000). Divide by 52. That is less than $8 per week (again illustrating the LIE by our Lir-in-Chief, and by the unfair and unbalanced network).
Escept for treh editorial comments, the above 5 items are NOT matttters of opinion. They ar absolute FACTS.
Then you have the unfair and unbalanced network (see earlier articles today), which was USHING this morning the OBAMA PROPAGANDA about $40 per week. I did not know when I heard it whre the unfair and unbalanced network was getting this LIE. Now I do. It is OBAMA PROPAGANDA< and the unfair and unbalanced network is rpesenting it jsut like they were CNN or MSNBC. BOYCOTT the unfair and unbalanced network--I beg you.
Is this a BRIBE (whther $8 a week or $40 a wek), as I claim? Just look at thow this is being SOLD!!!!! It is being SOLD as FREEMONEY, even though it is sopposedly coming out of the funding for Social Secuirty. Again, we are being TOLD that this is a "one time" thing, that we can "pay for" (lol) over TEN YERS. Uh-huh. What is gong to cause the BRIBE to STOP? If this bribe is not EXTENDED NEXT YEAR, are we not gong to see the same $40, or $20, or $8 come out of the "paychecks" of 160 million Americans, including the "rich'? I see no different this year than the next. That is why i call this a 1.5 TRLLION dollar additon to the debt, which we will have to add to geh DEBT CEILING. There is no doubt that we will have to add $160 BILLION dolalars to the NEXT debt ceiling raise, and that the GOP cannot claim hat they ar not VOTING to raise the debt ceiling with this bill, because the fraudulent "pay for" provisions will only take place (if at all) over the next TEN YEARS> But what about NEXT YER, and the year after that, and the year after that. WHEN does the bribe stop? And WHY would it stop, when the sam "arguments" about takng "$40 a week" away from people can be made EVERY YEAR.
What I find most INSULTING is the propaganda that Americans not only CAN be BRIBED for $40 a week and less to DESTROY their country, but that they WANT this bribe so baldy that they will not even listen to why it is an ATTACK on Social Secuirty funding, and to why we can't afford it. I find that INSULTING, and I find the GOP/unfiar and unbalanced network--along with some "conservative" commentators--most INSULTNG of all They are saying that even though this is BAD policy, that you can never exlan to the American people why this one time "stimulus" (BRIBE) shold be "taken away" from them. If that is ture, then this cuntry is doomed, and the GOP is politically doomed.
The GOP,of curse, is acccomlishing its political doom without even fiing a shot. It is like John Paul Jones saying: "I usrrender", indstead of "I have not yeat begun to fight." If lthe GOP cannot even convince peole about the isane "payroll tax cut", and then can't even convince people why yet antoher "supercommittee" compromise for two months is insane, then the GOP is NEVER going to convince the American peole of anything. Oh, they might sitll win some elections because OBAMA and the DEMOCRATS convince peoele not to vote for them, for an electin or two. But the GOP can never GOVERN, if they con't even beleive the American peole are OPEN to GOP argumetns, but have to be DECEIVED by politcal BRiBES (bribes that will cost everyone MORE in the end than this "free money').
As readers of this blog know, this has ben a defining moment for me (talkong aoubt this entire "payroll tax cut" sham, beginning in December of 2010). If theGOP is going to go down this road, and this blog predicted they would MONTHS AGO, then the GOP and I have parted company FOREVER. As I ahve stated, I will NEVER vote for Mitt Romney for Preisdent (the most likely nominee, although hardly guaranteed, as the GOP estalbishment puts n the full court press to nominate Romney). More importantly, I ma THOURGH with the GOP forever. I no longer look to it with any hope at all. I wil support AnY reasonable thrid party I advocate DEFEATTING most GOP incumbents. Now all of this was parlty ture beofre this 'payroll tax cut" betrayl. But this debacle has pushed me over lthe edge. RonPau RUN as a thrid party candidate. I will support up. Donald Trump: RUN as a thrid party candidate. I will support you. Tea Party (who I am also prepared to abandon for betrayals): FORM a third paryt. I will SUPPORT YU then, although NOT if you are so in love wihth power that you go along with these GOP betrayals. Now I don't dlude myself that losng MYU suport is gong to kill the GOP. But I htink the GOIPO totllay underestimates how many peole are coming around to my pont of view on this. The GO is now TOTALLY relying on Obama and lefitst Democrats to give them POWER (all they want). That will obviusly "work" only in isolated elections, as the GOP has no consistent message they are providing to peole.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight). And no, I CaNNOT suport Obama, but I am not AFRAID of Obama. Sure, Obama will destory the country in another term (destory it as we know it). But so will the GOP, and perhaps WORSE. IF the GOP were in complete control, they MIGHT destory the country SOWE THAN OBAMA. Hoever,t he GOP will NOT be in "complete control". Democrats will still have a presence. As with Bush, lefitist Democrts MAY get more done with a GOP President, even as a minority in Congress, than they can with Obama as Presidneet. That is because the GOP will FIGHT Obama, if ony for political reasonas. As with Bush, the GOP members of Congress will NOT "fight' a GOP Preisdent. that is how tings can be WROSE under a GOPresident than under Obama. "Skiip, does that mean you acutally LIKE gridlock?" Ah, you have finally gotten it. The reaons I hav abandoned the GOP is taht they can't even do gridlock right.
Karl Rove: Go Away Now (Repeat Blog Headline)
This blog, as of at least a lyear ago, has DISOWNED Karl Rove as a dishoenst political hack who only believes in his own power. This is merely a repeat of that positon: a repeat of the appel for Karl Rove to just GO AWAY, to never be heard from agan. As stated, that should certainly be the attitue of conservatives. It is not jsut that Karl Rove is NOT a conservative. The problem is that Karl Rove regards real conservatives as hes ENEMIES (and real conservatives shoudl reciprocate). I do reciprocate. Message to Karl Rove: I despise you, and have since Bush's disastorus second term.
Why now? REad the prevous arrticle on the unfair and unbalanced network (the blog ban on the "F" word backin effect). Karl Rove is actually part of the FULL COURT PRESS by the unfair and unbalanced network designed to put pressure on teh House GOP to pass that disgraceful Seante bill. Thus, Karl Rove has een reatured on teh unfair and unblanced network, as he often has been in the past, to ATTACK teh GOP conservative House members for now bowing to Rove's "political wisdmom" (lol--this is the "architect" who virtually destroyed the GOP during Bush's two terms--especially the second one).
Nope. Message to Karl Rove: Just go away. Fewer and fewer peole are paying any attention to you, and you have become nothing but an embarrassment to conservatives (which might, admittedly, be said of the entire GOP establishment at this point--cerainly of the unfair and unbalanced network).
See my previous article on boycotting the unfair and unbalanced network, and last night's areticle on the political STUPOIDITY of the Rove/McCionnell appproach, as to why Karl Rove needs to go. Byt the way, in that previous article on the unfair and unabalanced network, I forgot to mention one of the things that made me very ANGRY. The anchor on the unfair and unbalanced network (woman anchor) kept talking aobut how, on January 1, 160 Americans would start seeing this decrease in their paychecks, and how that would be disastrous to the GOP. Uh-huh. And what about NEWXT YEAR? Thsi tw month extensoin, of course, would not even "give" Americans $1000 per year. Further, this anchor LIED by saying that Americans would start losing $40 per week. That is ture ONLY fo rAmeircans earning $1000, 00 a year. For the "average" American, it will be $20 a week. But what else is new? The unfair and unbalanced network LIES. Even the $1000 figure is somewhat of a LIE, since mere arithmeatic would show that 160 million Americans gettting $1000 would COST 160 BILLION dollars. I dont' THINK that the "payroll tax cut" (the 2% one) costs that much. However, "journalists" are so UNINTERESTED in the FACTS here that I am not eve surfe. People earning, say, $20,000 a year will only get $8 a week. Further people buyng houses will PAY a FEE to "pay for" teh Seante bill But the ancor for the unfair and unbalanced network is unemterested in tehse FACTS. She was just interested in the PROPAGANDA (the OBAMA propaganda--as exxhibited by Obama dragging "families" to a "news event" aobut hoow the GOP House is going to "hurt" families when paychecks aer reduced on January 1`) that the unfair and unbalanced network is pushhing.
I can't stand it. BOLYCOTT the unfair and unbalanced network. As to Karl Rove, ignore him (if you can---boycottng the unfair and unbalanced network will help you there). Karl Rove iwll be glad to know taht my 89 year old mother--who has FDR as her hero--HAATES Karl Rove much worse than evenI do. She regards him as a useless, self-absorbed pompus ass. I could not have said it better myuself.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight).
Why now? REad the prevous arrticle on the unfair and unbalanced network (the blog ban on the "F" word backin effect). Karl Rove is actually part of the FULL COURT PRESS by the unfair and unbalanced network designed to put pressure on teh House GOP to pass that disgraceful Seante bill. Thus, Karl Rove has een reatured on teh unfair and unblanced network, as he often has been in the past, to ATTACK teh GOP conservative House members for now bowing to Rove's "political wisdmom" (lol--this is the "architect" who virtually destroyed the GOP during Bush's two terms--especially the second one).
Nope. Message to Karl Rove: Just go away. Fewer and fewer peole are paying any attention to you, and you have become nothing but an embarrassment to conservatives (which might, admittedly, be said of the entire GOP establishment at this point--cerainly of the unfair and unbalanced network).
See my previous article on boycotting the unfair and unbalanced network, and last night's areticle on the political STUPOIDITY of the Rove/McCionnell appproach, as to why Karl Rove needs to go. Byt the way, in that previous article on the unfair and unabalanced network, I forgot to mention one of the things that made me very ANGRY. The anchor on the unfair and unbalanced network (woman anchor) kept talking aobut how, on January 1, 160 Americans would start seeing this decrease in their paychecks, and how that would be disastrous to the GOP. Uh-huh. And what about NEWXT YEAR? Thsi tw month extensoin, of course, would not even "give" Americans $1000 per year. Further, this anchor LIED by saying that Americans would start losing $40 per week. That is ture ONLY fo rAmeircans earning $1000, 00 a year. For the "average" American, it will be $20 a week. But what else is new? The unfair and unbalanced network LIES. Even the $1000 figure is somewhat of a LIE, since mere arithmeatic would show that 160 million Americans gettting $1000 would COST 160 BILLION dollars. I dont' THINK that the "payroll tax cut" (the 2% one) costs that much. However, "journalists" are so UNINTERESTED in the FACTS here that I am not eve surfe. People earning, say, $20,000 a year will only get $8 a week. Further people buyng houses will PAY a FEE to "pay for" teh Seante bill But the ancor for the unfair and unbalanced network is unemterested in tehse FACTS. She was just interested in the PROPAGANDA (the OBAMA propaganda--as exxhibited by Obama dragging "families" to a "news event" aobut hoow the GOP House is going to "hurt" families when paychecks aer reduced on January 1`) that the unfair and unbalanced network is pushhing.
I can't stand it. BOLYCOTT the unfair and unbalanced network. As to Karl Rove, ignore him (if you can---boycottng the unfair and unbalanced network will help you there). Karl Rove iwll be glad to know taht my 89 year old mother--who has FDR as her hero--HAATES Karl Rove much worse than evenI do. She regards him as a useless, self-absorbed pompus ass. I could not have said it better myuself.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight).
Fox News: Boycott Fox News, the Unfair and Unbalanced (Insane) Network
I have granted myself another (bama-type "waiver" as to the continuing ban of the word "Fox" from this blog. This is because Fox News keeps getting WORSE, and there is no way to make absolutely clear wo I am talking about boycotting without using the name. On this "payroll tax cut" fraud, Fox ntwews has been WORSE than CNN--which is as bad as you can be. Fox News is NOT worth listening to, except for the purpose I occaisonally SURF it: namely to get MATERIAL on how BAD thee people are.
A case in point is today's absurd "compromise" suggestoin from Mitch McConnell (GOP Senae minority leader and sishonest political hack--DEFEAT HIM). CNN accurately reported what McConnell hasd said, albeit with the usual implication that the whole problem here is the GOP House (excactly the same positon being ushed by Fox News in a FULL COURT PRESS of PROPAGANDA jsut as bad, or worse, than anything being out out by CNN). But CNN was not "excited" about McConnell's statement, correctly noting that DEMOCRATS had not even endoresed the "idea'. Fox News, completely uninterested in facts, but only in AGENDA, repoorted McConnell's statement as a more than reasonable comproomise, by lwhichg the GOP House and Seante postiions could be "bridged". So much for the LIE: "We report, you decide" For Foix News, this was a "grakthrough", which the House would be insane to reject, withouit even attempting to "report" objectively the status of the situaion, and what would haoppen oif the House were sTUPID enough to follow McConnel's idea of how they could "back off". I despise these people (Fox News, althugh the descriptionig certainly applies to McConnell and virtually every GOP member of the Seante). I am now willing to state flatly: Fox News is ANTI-CONSERVATIVE, and NO "conservative" wshould watch them (at least if you are looking for real news "sympathetic' to conservative causes, or objective in any way). Even if you are not a conservative, there is NO reason to watch Fox "News". You don't get "news'., Waht you get it "CN Light". If you want that, you might as well watch CNN (which I am doing more and ore), and get the real hard stuff. (referring, by analogy, to HEROIN and not to "hard news", which you realy can't get anywhere--except maybe this blog, if you strip out the deliberate provocative language which I put in because I am NOT pretending to be an objective "journalist").
What did McConnell say? He suggested taht the Democratic Seante "appont' conferees, to "negotiate" with the House already appointed conferees on teh "payroll tax cut" extension bill, but that the House then PASS teh Senate two month extension to allow the "conferees" to netotiate a final bill. Notice, as Fox did NOT tell you, that the McConnell "idea" accomplishes NOTHING. It is FANTSY, and not reality. See this blog's previous article. The problem here is that once a two month extension is PASSED, then the pressure is OFF as to getting a final deal done. Democrats are eprfectly free to drag this out for months, and even to say that the "conference" has FAILED. Remember the "supercommitttee"? McConnell is jut proposing another PUNT to yet anotehr "supercommittee". He should be ASHAMED, as should the entrie GOP group in the Seante and teh Fox "News" network, but these peole have no shame. Fox did not bother to "report' on what would REQUIRE the McConnell supercommittee" (you can't ridicuue the man; he ridicules himself) to reach any quick result? No, and McConnell knows tis (dishoenst political hack that he is), if teh House passes the Seante bill it does not matter what "conditions" are put on that. It wil be the SAME as if the House had never gone through this drama at all, and jsut passed the Seante bill (which McConnell, of course wants). If that happens, every GOP member of teh HOUSEE should be defeated.
"Wait a second, Skip, you say thaqt there is something different abut the present House position that this bill go to a House-Senate conference. Isn't that exactly what McConnell is proposing."
No, it is NOT. McConnell is DISHONEST. Right now, if a CONFERENCE is held, the payroll tax holiday (BRIBE/WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION PAYMENT), the extended unemployment benefits, ADN teh "doc fix" on Meidicare will all EXPIRE as of Jauary 1. That is a REAL (sort of) deadline. The same thing will be true if thte new "supercommittee" cannot agree by January 1. So long as NO "extension" is PASSED, Americans will not get these "benefits" that they supposedly want so desperately (fools that the GOP, Fox News , Obama and the Democrats believe them to be). So log as NO extension is passed, in other words, th ePRESSURE wil BUILD for any committee to DO SOMETHING, because peole will be LOSING SOMETHING every week taht no "deal" is made. Once a short-term extension is passed, the PRESSURE is OFF, and the politcal GAMES will begin again. See my previous article.
Thus, Speaker Boehner and the House GOP are RIGHT. The ONLY way to END the UNCERTAINTY, and stop the political games, is to PASS A ONE YEAR EXTENSION (or pass none at all, but that correct positon has been abandoned by the GOP--which abandoned any pretense of being aginst raising the defict, debt and debt ceiling with that abandonment of principle). Again, it DOES NOT MATTER whether the bill is passed RETROACTIVELY after January 1, or passed (as it should be and could be) before December 31, the ONLY way to keep the pressure on to pass a ONE YEAR bill is to NOT pass a short-term extesnsion. That was OBAMA'S original positonion, which the despicable Fox News does ntot ven mentin (because of their FULL COURT PRESS to overcome the House positon), and it is really the CORRECT positioni. Otherwise, you have the "supercommittee" all over again. But teh GOP will be in an even worse positon, because they will already have shown that they will GIVE IN to whatever the Democrats finally demand.
Fox News is not even rpesenting the correct positoin I state in last night's blog article: that it is a POOLITICAL DISASTER for the GOP to "back off" on the House position. It merely gives Obama and the Democrats a whip hand to drag this onn as long as they want, with the knowledge that they will CONTROL the final bill. What happens if Obama and the Democrats MISCALCULATE on this? Then we might have the supercommittee all over again, or the 2011 spending "fight" all over again, whre we keep talkng aobut further "SHORT-TERM" extensions, maybe ending up with not passing any bill at all. That will only be if the Democrats refuse to LET the GOP pass a bill by demanding political suicide. But that is exactly what happened on the "supercommittee" fiasco, where the GOP would have been gald to pass a SHAM bill if the Democrats would have let them.
You are not herering ANY of this from Fox 'News" becausee Fox "News' is totally in teh CNN tank on this one (as are Mitch McConnell, Karl Rove and teh GOP members of the Seante). It is the HOUSE that wants to GET THIS DONE in the ONLY way you can guarantee that will happen (either beofre the New Year or right after). Everyone else is PLAYING POLITICS (while falsely accusing the House GOP of that).
Bottom line; BOYCOTT Fox "News" I beg you. It is a totally useless "news' source, unless you want to know the GOIP ESTABLISHMENT positoin on an issue (really simply the ESTABLISHMENT positoin on an issue, as there is NO DIFFFERENCE between the GOP estalbishment positon and the Democrat establishment positoin, wih only slight nuances). Fox "News" is heading for a big fall as people understand tahat they are no more getting real, factual "news' from Fox than they are from CNN. Moreover, the GOIP is headling for a big fall--I think by the betrayals they have already made, but certainly if they BACK OFF of keeping the pressure on here. Waht the GOP "establishment", and teh totally poll-driven Fox "News", do not seem to understand is that what matter here is how things look in NOVEMBER, and NOT what the polls look like NOW. If the House backs off NOW, it will conceibably DESTROY them nexte NOVEMBER (even if it hurts the polls now). Even if Obama saves teh gOP next nNovember, this kind of "politics as usual" will DESTORY the GOP eventually. McConnell is the psoter child for htis terrible "politics as usual", and Fox "News" is the PROPAGANDA ARM.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking, as usual (bad eyesight).
A case in point is today's absurd "compromise" suggestoin from Mitch McConnell (GOP Senae minority leader and sishonest political hack--DEFEAT HIM). CNN accurately reported what McConnell hasd said, albeit with the usual implication that the whole problem here is the GOP House (excactly the same positon being ushed by Fox News in a FULL COURT PRESS of PROPAGANDA jsut as bad, or worse, than anything being out out by CNN). But CNN was not "excited" about McConnell's statement, correctly noting that DEMOCRATS had not even endoresed the "idea'. Fox News, completely uninterested in facts, but only in AGENDA, repoorted McConnell's statement as a more than reasonable comproomise, by lwhichg the GOP House and Seante postiions could be "bridged". So much for the LIE: "We report, you decide" For Foix News, this was a "grakthrough", which the House would be insane to reject, withouit even attempting to "report" objectively the status of the situaion, and what would haoppen oif the House were sTUPID enough to follow McConnel's idea of how they could "back off". I despise these people (Fox News, althugh the descriptionig certainly applies to McConnell and virtually every GOP member of the Seante). I am now willing to state flatly: Fox News is ANTI-CONSERVATIVE, and NO "conservative" wshould watch them (at least if you are looking for real news "sympathetic' to conservative causes, or objective in any way). Even if you are not a conservative, there is NO reason to watch Fox "News". You don't get "news'., Waht you get it "CN Light". If you want that, you might as well watch CNN (which I am doing more and ore), and get the real hard stuff. (referring, by analogy, to HEROIN and not to "hard news", which you realy can't get anywhere--except maybe this blog, if you strip out the deliberate provocative language which I put in because I am NOT pretending to be an objective "journalist").
What did McConnell say? He suggested taht the Democratic Seante "appont' conferees, to "negotiate" with the House already appointed conferees on teh "payroll tax cut" extension bill, but that the House then PASS teh Senate two month extension to allow the "conferees" to netotiate a final bill. Notice, as Fox did NOT tell you, that the McConnell "idea" accomplishes NOTHING. It is FANTSY, and not reality. See this blog's previous article. The problem here is that once a two month extension is PASSED, then the pressure is OFF as to getting a final deal done. Democrats are eprfectly free to drag this out for months, and even to say that the "conference" has FAILED. Remember the "supercommitttee"? McConnell is jut proposing another PUNT to yet anotehr "supercommittee". He should be ASHAMED, as should the entrie GOP group in the Seante and teh Fox "News" network, but these peole have no shame. Fox did not bother to "report' on what would REQUIRE the McConnell supercommittee" (you can't ridicuue the man; he ridicules himself) to reach any quick result? No, and McConnell knows tis (dishoenst political hack that he is), if teh House passes the Seante bill it does not matter what "conditions" are put on that. It wil be the SAME as if the House had never gone through this drama at all, and jsut passed the Seante bill (which McConnell, of course wants). If that happens, every GOP member of teh HOUSEE should be defeated.
"Wait a second, Skip, you say thaqt there is something different abut the present House position that this bill go to a House-Senate conference. Isn't that exactly what McConnell is proposing."
No, it is NOT. McConnell is DISHONEST. Right now, if a CONFERENCE is held, the payroll tax holiday (BRIBE/WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION PAYMENT), the extended unemployment benefits, ADN teh "doc fix" on Meidicare will all EXPIRE as of Jauary 1. That is a REAL (sort of) deadline. The same thing will be true if thte new "supercommittee" cannot agree by January 1. So long as NO "extension" is PASSED, Americans will not get these "benefits" that they supposedly want so desperately (fools that the GOP, Fox News , Obama and the Democrats believe them to be). So log as NO extension is passed, in other words, th ePRESSURE wil BUILD for any committee to DO SOMETHING, because peole will be LOSING SOMETHING every week taht no "deal" is made. Once a short-term extension is passed, the PRESSURE is OFF, and the politcal GAMES will begin again. See my previous article.
Thus, Speaker Boehner and the House GOP are RIGHT. The ONLY way to END the UNCERTAINTY, and stop the political games, is to PASS A ONE YEAR EXTENSION (or pass none at all, but that correct positon has been abandoned by the GOP--which abandoned any pretense of being aginst raising the defict, debt and debt ceiling with that abandonment of principle). Again, it DOES NOT MATTER whether the bill is passed RETROACTIVELY after January 1, or passed (as it should be and could be) before December 31, the ONLY way to keep the pressure on to pass a ONE YEAR bill is to NOT pass a short-term extesnsion. That was OBAMA'S original positonion, which the despicable Fox News does ntot ven mentin (because of their FULL COURT PRESS to overcome the House positon), and it is really the CORRECT positioni. Otherwise, you have the "supercommittee" all over again. But teh GOP will be in an even worse positon, because they will already have shown that they will GIVE IN to whatever the Democrats finally demand.
Fox News is not even rpesenting the correct positoin I state in last night's blog article: that it is a POOLITICAL DISASTER for the GOP to "back off" on the House position. It merely gives Obama and the Democrats a whip hand to drag this onn as long as they want, with the knowledge that they will CONTROL the final bill. What happens if Obama and the Democrats MISCALCULATE on this? Then we might have the supercommittee all over again, or the 2011 spending "fight" all over again, whre we keep talkng aobut further "SHORT-TERM" extensions, maybe ending up with not passing any bill at all. That will only be if the Democrats refuse to LET the GOP pass a bill by demanding political suicide. But that is exactly what happened on the "supercommittee" fiasco, where the GOP would have been gald to pass a SHAM bill if the Democrats would have let them.
You are not herering ANY of this from Fox 'News" becausee Fox "News' is totally in teh CNN tank on this one (as are Mitch McConnell, Karl Rove and teh GOP members of the Seante). It is the HOUSE that wants to GET THIS DONE in the ONLY way you can guarantee that will happen (either beofre the New Year or right after). Everyone else is PLAYING POLITICS (while falsely accusing the House GOP of that).
Bottom line; BOYCOTT Fox "News" I beg you. It is a totally useless "news' source, unless you want to know the GOIP ESTABLISHMENT positoin on an issue (really simply the ESTABLISHMENT positoin on an issue, as there is NO DIFFFERENCE between the GOP estalbishment positon and the Democrat establishment positoin, wih only slight nuances). Fox "News" is heading for a big fall as people understand tahat they are no more getting real, factual "news' from Fox than they are from CNN. Moreover, the GOIP is headling for a big fall--I think by the betrayals they have already made, but certainly if they BACK OFF of keeping the pressure on here. Waht the GOP "establishment", and teh totally poll-driven Fox "News", do not seem to understand is that what matter here is how things look in NOVEMBER, and NOT what the polls look like NOW. If the House backs off NOW, it will conceibably DESTROY them nexte NOVEMBER (even if it hurts the polls now). Even if Obama saves teh gOP next nNovember, this kind of "politics as usual" will DESTORY the GOP eventually. McConnell is the psoter child for htis terrible "politics as usual", and Fox "News" is the PROPAGANDA ARM.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking, as usual (bad eyesight).
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Wall Street Journal: Economic Fascists and Political Idiots
I, although this blog did not then exist, vowed to boycott the Wall Street Journal some 30 yeas ago, and have ever since. The "news" pages of teh Wll Astreet Journal, like the "news" pages of teh unfiar and unablanced network, are simply "mainstream"leftist "journalism". The editorial pages, like the editorial shows on the unfair and unbalanced network, are merely useless. It is fittig that bouth the All Street Journal and the unfaira nd unbalanced network are now owned by the same company. The ediorial pages of teh Wall Street Journal are further handicapped by the ECONOMIC FASICISM ('partnership between big business and big government) adcoated there, because the Wall Street Journal regards itself as a PROPAGANDA outlet for Wall Street, lieke a union newsletter, pushing what the editors think is in the best interest of Wall Street. Since Wall Street has bought fully nto the idea that BAILOUTS aer waht governments need to give to big banks and Wall Street, on a continuing baseis, that is what the Wall Street Journal advocates. For example, teh stock market went up mre than 300 Dow points on Monday just because tehEuropean central palnners agreed on a BAILUT fund for European banks (and, therfore, Wall Street and similar insitutions n Europe). As this blog has consistently told you, thewese are the Stupides Peopleon Earth. However, the particular focus of this article is on the Wall Street Jurnal editorial page article today saying that the GOP House has committed political insanity by rejecting the "abomination" (see previous article) of that Seante two month extension of the "one-time" (lol) payroll tax holiday rushed into law at the last minute last December as lpart of anohter debt-increasing, budget busting bill.
Isn't the Wall Street Journal right? It got lots of PUBICITY from the entire "estalbishment", including the unfair and unbalanced network,, for its severe criticsim of teh GOP House. But you already kewn, or should know, that the Wall Street Journal DISTRUSTS conservatives and the Tea Party that they think has too much influence in the House. The Wall Street establishment said similar things when the House--not even contorlled lby the GOP--first REJECTED teh Wall Stret bailout in the faill of 2008. That was the GOP/Wall Street establishment position, and those lpeople--despite their protestations to the contary, have "learned" NOTHING from the Tea Party revoluton. It will destory them in the end. "But, Skip, you are evading the questin of whether the GOP House has not committed plitical suicide by rejecting that Seante twomonth extension, because people are gong to blame the GOP House for losing their 'tax cut'--no matter how BAD the bill is.". Nope. It is the GOP members f the SENATE who have come to the verge of committing political suicide.
First, this blog has spent MONTHS explainng why that BIRBE for the "middle class" (really for the 'rich" , poor and every other woker) is truly BAD policy. The Wall Street Journal editorial report, with Paul Gigot (on the unfair and unbalanced network), pretty much agreed with me on every particular. Still, they said the GOP "had to pass this BAD law. You can refer to previous blog articles on why the "payroll tax cut" (not really a "tax cut", but an attak on the funding mechanims of Social Secuirty as a wealth redistribution scheme) is a truly BAD idea. I will cotnet myself here with the obvious note that the GOP has ABANDONED the Tea Party focuses on debt, deficits and spendng by endorsing this concept, AND has full addopted the Obama/Democrat/media Big Lie that you can"fully pay for" ONE LYHEAR ADDITIONS to the deficit and debt over the next ten years, when we NEED every single dime of those "pay for" items, and more, to PAY FOR the deficits we alrady have. Endorseing this concpet alone is enough to KILL OFF the GOP (in time). In fact, it is enough to KILL OFF this country (in time). But, again, I will not go further into that ponit at this time. What about teh idea that the GOP House is going to be BLAMED for "sabotaging" the "middle class tax cut" that is not really a tax cut, and for decreasing the amount of money 160 million Americcans will see in their paychecks starting on January 1 (that somewhat fictional, for some, $1000 for 160 million Americans over a full year, although the Seante bill is NOT over a full year)?
It is BECAUSE the GOP has not exposed the fraud of the "payroll tx cut" AND the continual extrension of extended unemployment benefits, that the GOP is in this political mess. As I have repeatedly said: "Cowards die a thousand times, while a brave man dies but once.". By being cowards, and refusing to really take on this issue, the GOP has set themselves up to die a coward's death. Paul Gigot actually said essentially that, without admitting (as he should have) that he was one of those COWRDS (along with the Wall Streett Juornal). Even so, you cannot make up for cowardice with MORE COWARDICE (on the premise that the American peole are no "sophistcated" wnough to understand the real facts". It would actually be, and have been, a POLITICAL DISASTER for the House to accept that abominaton of a two month extension passed by the Senate.
Why? Look at what is going on. Obama and the Democrats are KILLING the GOP on this "debate" over "paying for" this bill by taking money from the poor and middle class. In fact, the Seante bill is "apid for" mainly with a FEE on MORTGAGES (which, IF a good idea, is really necessary to help "pay for" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and cannot possibly "pay for" NEW additons to our debt and deficit). The pont is that Obama and the Democrats planned to USE those tow months to POUND the GOP over the ways the GOP plans to "pay for" this bill for an entire year. Because teh mainsteam media will not rally go into the FACTS of waht we will PAY in the future to "pay for" this present BRIBE, and since teh unfair and unbalanced network will not really cover that aspect heavily either, DEMOCRATS can get away with this kind of two month GIMICK (wihout questions being raised about the "pay for" provisions). But once we get past the "deadline", Obama and the Democrats are going to again start POUNDNG the GOP on this "surtax" for "millionaires and billionaires". Forthe Wall Street Journal, Charles Krauthammer, an dsimilar IDIOTS, I will pint out what the POLLS say aoubt that surtax on millionaires and billlioonaires, as dietinguisehd from some sort of measures in increas the cost of MEDICARE (or whatever). The GOP actualy has a BETTTER chance, if tehGOP establishment were not SABOTAGING the effort, of at least breaking even on a ONE YER extension of the "payroll tax cut" NOW than the GOP has of winning the argumetn over millioniaires and billionaires. If teh GOP CAN'T win the EASIER argumetn over wlhy it is insane to only pass a tow month extension, rather than do the job completely, then how is the GOP goiing to "win" the fight over millionaires and billionaires? Do yo see why I say a coward dies a thousand times, while a bravve amn dies but once. As they have done since December of 2010, the GOP is etting itself up to die a thousand times. IF they are going to do this disastrous, and deficit expanding, "payroll tax cut", then they MUST get it done NOW. Otherwise, they are going to be fighiting the same fight well into an ELECTION YER.
But it is WORSE than that. If the GOP gives in to this ridiculous two month extension, then what do Democrats and the mainstream media KNOW? Right. They KNOW that thaey have the GOP on th erun. Thus, they can try t FORCE that "surtax" on millionaires and billionaires. Failing that, they can go for yet another "short-term" extension--perhaps WIOUT 'payirng or it" (lol--none of this is "paid for" so long as the deficits we HAVE are not "apid for"). Reemember, to the extent I can figure out his insane proposal, Charles Krauthammer essentially proposed taht the gOP not worry about how this bill will be "apid for". Thus, we will endu up with 1 of three things, or some combination:
1. A surtax on millionaires and billonaires.
2. Continuous "short-term" extensions, until the GOP finally gives up adn passes a SHAM bill with SHAM "pay for" provisionis (aS with teh spending bill in the spring of 2100).
3. The GOP will give up on 'paying for" the entire year, and simply NOT even PRETEND to "pay for" this bill for the entire year (as they did at the end of 2010.
Thus, if it is sane (as the establishment part of it is not), theGOP CANNOT let the Democrats get away with this disgraceful two month "extension". The Democrats then have NO incentive to "netotiate" in good faith, since they KNOW that they can always just propose another extension. Meanwhile, Democrats will be POUNDING the GOP on this issue.
How does the GOP gain by what the House has done? Easy again, assuming that the GOP is going to abandon principe and pass this WELARE/BRIBE for the middle class disguised as a "tax cut". The GOP,by standing firm (by no means a sure thing) MAY be able to forece the Democrats into some sort of "deal " for the entire year. Sure, the "deal" is not likely to be that faovrable to the GOP, but the GOP is in a better position NOW than they willll eve be agian (in tow months, or three months, or whenever a final "deal" is struck). And Obama and the Democrats will be UNABLE to POUND the GOP for the next several months over this "issue", and the "favoring millionaires and billionaires" argument, although the GOP is going to have to face that on the coming extension of the "Bush tax cuts'.
"Okay, Skip. Everyone KNOWS taht the GOP will be betteroff "winning" a one-year extension right now, rather than accepting the two month Seante atrocity. However, the problem is that the Democrats are going to call the bluff of the GOP. They are gong to try to BLAME the GOP for a TAX INCREASE on Janruary 1."
So what. Yuo heard me. So Waht. If this bill does not pass, what is going to happen.? Are Democrats really ging to simply be albe to say: "it's all over--no 'tax cut' for you." Don't be silly. Dmocrats are ging to have to NEGOTIATE the same way they would have to negotiate if this two month extension occurred, excpt the GOP will be in a BETTER POSITION. The pressure will be incredible to do a RETROACTIVE bill. And it will need to be done SOON. If the Senate bill is passed, Democrast are going to take this right down to the 60 day deadline, and then maybe pass ANOTERH SHORT_TERM EXTENSION. If Americans hae LOST their "tax cut" BRIBE, and unemplyment beneifts have stoopeed., then Democrats will be FORCED to make a QUICK deal. And the terms the GOP will get, while probably not good, will be BETTER than the GOP could get if they let the Democrats put them behind the eight ball.
"But, Skip, look at the DAMAGE the GOP is going to suffer as the media, and everyone, tells the people that the GOP is responsible for depriving them of their "tax cut" and unemployent benefits."
So wha.t. Yu heard me again. This is what comes of paying attentino to PRESENT POLLS. Who cares if Obama's "approval rating" rises to 60%, and the GOP Congress drops to 30%, IN EARLY JANUARY. For Charle Krauthammer (see previious article), the Wall Street Journal, and the unfair and unbalanced network: The election is not until NOVEMBER. That is an ETERNITY from January. And what is gonig to happen in January, if the House GOP remains frim? Thre will be a DEAL, and the GOP will actually have LEVERAGE to force a deal. Sure, the people MAY (if the estalbishment continues to sabotage their own party) "blame" the GOP for a DELAY in gettin gwhat they have been told they should want (their BRIBE). Howevefr, the people will almost certainly GET what they "want", and SOON (much sooner than if the COWARDS of the GOP "blikn"--waht I mean by ding a thousand deaths). The American people will FORGET tat theGOP delayed their oney a few weeks in JANUARY, if tehy get their money. Again, it is imossible to believe that the Dmoecrats iwll DARE simply tell the people to EAT IDIRT--taht they will do nothing because the GOP refused to go along with that 60 day extension.
In actual fact, the SAME thing is going to happene with or without the 60 day extension by BILL. If the GOP does not force Democrats to come to the table NNOW, then negotiatons will occur in January. However, the GOP will actually have LEVERAGE (because of the pressure on BOTH sides, instead of just the GOP) with which to negotiate. With the formal 60 day extension, theGOP will have NO leverage. They will be totallly at the mercy of the Democrats and Obama.
See what I mean?? It is NOT the GOP House that is STUPID (except in abandoning fiscal responsiblity in faovr of sham stimulus and bribes). It is the Wall Street Journal, Charles Krauthammer and the unfair and unbalanced network. This, as usual is a FALSE deadline. Even without a formal extensin, the negotiations will continue in January (if not before). And what the GOP DESPERATELY NEEDS is to get this particular "ifght" OVER WITH. It merely makes peole like me MAD at them. Meanwhile, it gives Obama and the Democrats an opportunity to contiue to POUND themm Sure, the "deal" that finally happens is going to make peple like me ANGRIEER tha ever at theGOP. However, this situation is only going to GET WORSE the longer this goes on--especially if the GOP loses ALL leverage (as they will with this Seante bill). Therefore, it is the Wall sTreet Journal, Careles Krauthammer, the GOP members of teh Senate, and teh unfair and unbalanced network who are being POLITICALLY NAIVE AND STUPDID HERE. The GOP House Has actually dnoe the only thing with any chance of success., IF they are not under such pressure from the GOP establishment that they revert to COWARDICE.
Bottom lie: The GOP House MUST hold firm here, or the GOP is facing doom in 2012 (not the other way around). Sure, they may face doom anyway, becasue they simply can't get any coherent messagge out--hang abandoned the messsage of 2010. But it is insane to set yourself up for continuous pounding, and that is what the COWARDS of the GOP have done every since December of 2010. Remember what they said they had LEARNED in December of 2010, sahing that that deal ws the LAST really bad deal they would have to enter into? Well, they lied. Beyond that, thwey have been POLITICALLY STUPID. It is actually the BEST cjoice now to FORCE this "payroll tax" business to get OVER WITH. Any otehr course is gharanteed, slow otion, DISASTER. The Americcan people will FORGET January, if they get their bribe. The wil NOT forget a slow motion disaster that extends all of teh way to November, and Democrats expand upn their advantage, to press the GOP in we same way on every issue. The ONLY poll that matters is the one next November not that I care whether the GOP wins that poll at this point, but this blog has a reputation for being RIGHT that I want to keep).
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight).
Isn't the Wall Street Journal right? It got lots of PUBICITY from the entire "estalbishment", including the unfair and unbalanced network,, for its severe criticsim of teh GOP House. But you already kewn, or should know, that the Wall Street Journal DISTRUSTS conservatives and the Tea Party that they think has too much influence in the House. The Wall Street establishment said similar things when the House--not even contorlled lby the GOP--first REJECTED teh Wall Stret bailout in the faill of 2008. That was the GOP/Wall Street establishment position, and those lpeople--despite their protestations to the contary, have "learned" NOTHING from the Tea Party revoluton. It will destory them in the end. "But, Skip, you are evading the questin of whether the GOP House has not committed plitical suicide by rejecting that Seante twomonth extension, because people are gong to blame the GOP House for losing their 'tax cut'--no matter how BAD the bill is.". Nope. It is the GOP members f the SENATE who have come to the verge of committing political suicide.
First, this blog has spent MONTHS explainng why that BIRBE for the "middle class" (really for the 'rich" , poor and every other woker) is truly BAD policy. The Wall Street Journal editorial report, with Paul Gigot (on the unfair and unbalanced network), pretty much agreed with me on every particular. Still, they said the GOP "had to pass this BAD law. You can refer to previous blog articles on why the "payroll tax cut" (not really a "tax cut", but an attak on the funding mechanims of Social Secuirty as a wealth redistribution scheme) is a truly BAD idea. I will cotnet myself here with the obvious note that the GOP has ABANDONED the Tea Party focuses on debt, deficits and spendng by endorsing this concept, AND has full addopted the Obama/Democrat/media Big Lie that you can"fully pay for" ONE LYHEAR ADDITIONS to the deficit and debt over the next ten years, when we NEED every single dime of those "pay for" items, and more, to PAY FOR the deficits we alrady have. Endorseing this concpet alone is enough to KILL OFF the GOP (in time). In fact, it is enough to KILL OFF this country (in time). But, again, I will not go further into that ponit at this time. What about teh idea that the GOP House is going to be BLAMED for "sabotaging" the "middle class tax cut" that is not really a tax cut, and for decreasing the amount of money 160 million Americcans will see in their paychecks starting on January 1 (that somewhat fictional, for some, $1000 for 160 million Americans over a full year, although the Seante bill is NOT over a full year)?
It is BECAUSE the GOP has not exposed the fraud of the "payroll tx cut" AND the continual extrension of extended unemployment benefits, that the GOP is in this political mess. As I have repeatedly said: "Cowards die a thousand times, while a brave man dies but once.". By being cowards, and refusing to really take on this issue, the GOP has set themselves up to die a coward's death. Paul Gigot actually said essentially that, without admitting (as he should have) that he was one of those COWRDS (along with the Wall Streett Juornal). Even so, you cannot make up for cowardice with MORE COWARDICE (on the premise that the American peole are no "sophistcated" wnough to understand the real facts". It would actually be, and have been, a POLITICAL DISASTER for the House to accept that abominaton of a two month extension passed by the Senate.
Why? Look at what is going on. Obama and the Democrats are KILLING the GOP on this "debate" over "paying for" this bill by taking money from the poor and middle class. In fact, the Seante bill is "apid for" mainly with a FEE on MORTGAGES (which, IF a good idea, is really necessary to help "pay for" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and cannot possibly "pay for" NEW additons to our debt and deficit). The pont is that Obama and the Democrats planned to USE those tow months to POUND the GOP over the ways the GOP plans to "pay for" this bill for an entire year. Because teh mainsteam media will not rally go into the FACTS of waht we will PAY in the future to "pay for" this present BRIBE, and since teh unfair and unbalanced network will not really cover that aspect heavily either, DEMOCRATS can get away with this kind of two month GIMICK (wihout questions being raised about the "pay for" provisions). But once we get past the "deadline", Obama and the Democrats are going to again start POUNDNG the GOP on this "surtax" for "millionaires and billionaires". Forthe Wall Street Journal, Charles Krauthammer, an dsimilar IDIOTS, I will pint out what the POLLS say aoubt that surtax on millionaires and billlioonaires, as dietinguisehd from some sort of measures in increas the cost of MEDICARE (or whatever). The GOP actualy has a BETTTER chance, if tehGOP establishment were not SABOTAGING the effort, of at least breaking even on a ONE YER extension of the "payroll tax cut" NOW than the GOP has of winning the argumetn over millioniaires and billionaires. If teh GOP CAN'T win the EASIER argumetn over wlhy it is insane to only pass a tow month extension, rather than do the job completely, then how is the GOP goiing to "win" the fight over millionaires and billionaires? Do yo see why I say a coward dies a thousand times, while a bravve amn dies but once. As they have done since December of 2010, the GOP is etting itself up to die a thousand times. IF they are going to do this disastrous, and deficit expanding, "payroll tax cut", then they MUST get it done NOW. Otherwise, they are going to be fighiting the same fight well into an ELECTION YER.
But it is WORSE than that. If the GOP gives in to this ridiculous two month extension, then what do Democrats and the mainstream media KNOW? Right. They KNOW that thaey have the GOP on th erun. Thus, they can try t FORCE that "surtax" on millionaires and billionaires. Failing that, they can go for yet another "short-term" extension--perhaps WIOUT 'payirng or it" (lol--none of this is "paid for" so long as the deficits we HAVE are not "apid for"). Reemember, to the extent I can figure out his insane proposal, Charles Krauthammer essentially proposed taht the gOP not worry about how this bill will be "apid for". Thus, we will endu up with 1 of three things, or some combination:
1. A surtax on millionaires and billonaires.
2. Continuous "short-term" extensions, until the GOP finally gives up adn passes a SHAM bill with SHAM "pay for" provisionis (aS with teh spending bill in the spring of 2100).
3. The GOP will give up on 'paying for" the entire year, and simply NOT even PRETEND to "pay for" this bill for the entire year (as they did at the end of 2010.
Thus, if it is sane (as the establishment part of it is not), theGOP CANNOT let the Democrats get away with this disgraceful two month "extension". The Democrats then have NO incentive to "netotiate" in good faith, since they KNOW that they can always just propose another extension. Meanwhile, Democrats will be POUNDING the GOP on this issue.
How does the GOP gain by what the House has done? Easy again, assuming that the GOP is going to abandon principe and pass this WELARE/BRIBE for the middle class disguised as a "tax cut". The GOP,by standing firm (by no means a sure thing) MAY be able to forece the Democrats into some sort of "deal " for the entire year. Sure, the "deal" is not likely to be that faovrable to the GOP, but the GOP is in a better position NOW than they willll eve be agian (in tow months, or three months, or whenever a final "deal" is struck). And Obama and the Democrats will be UNABLE to POUND the GOP for the next several months over this "issue", and the "favoring millionaires and billionaires" argument, although the GOP is going to have to face that on the coming extension of the "Bush tax cuts'.
"Okay, Skip. Everyone KNOWS taht the GOP will be betteroff "winning" a one-year extension right now, rather than accepting the two month Seante atrocity. However, the problem is that the Democrats are going to call the bluff of the GOP. They are gong to try to BLAME the GOP for a TAX INCREASE on Janruary 1."
So what. Yuo heard me. So Waht. If this bill does not pass, what is going to happen.? Are Democrats really ging to simply be albe to say: "it's all over--no 'tax cut' for you." Don't be silly. Dmocrats are ging to have to NEGOTIATE the same way they would have to negotiate if this two month extension occurred, excpt the GOP will be in a BETTER POSITION. The pressure will be incredible to do a RETROACTIVE bill. And it will need to be done SOON. If the Senate bill is passed, Democrast are going to take this right down to the 60 day deadline, and then maybe pass ANOTERH SHORT_TERM EXTENSION. If Americans hae LOST their "tax cut" BRIBE, and unemplyment beneifts have stoopeed., then Democrats will be FORCED to make a QUICK deal. And the terms the GOP will get, while probably not good, will be BETTER than the GOP could get if they let the Democrats put them behind the eight ball.
"But, Skip, look at the DAMAGE the GOP is going to suffer as the media, and everyone, tells the people that the GOP is responsible for depriving them of their "tax cut" and unemployent benefits."
So wha.t. Yu heard me again. This is what comes of paying attentino to PRESENT POLLS. Who cares if Obama's "approval rating" rises to 60%, and the GOP Congress drops to 30%, IN EARLY JANUARY. For Charle Krauthammer (see previious article), the Wall Street Journal, and the unfair and unbalanced network: The election is not until NOVEMBER. That is an ETERNITY from January. And what is gonig to happen in January, if the House GOP remains frim? Thre will be a DEAL, and the GOP will actually have LEVERAGE to force a deal. Sure, the people MAY (if the estalbishment continues to sabotage their own party) "blame" the GOP for a DELAY in gettin gwhat they have been told they should want (their BRIBE). Howevefr, the people will almost certainly GET what they "want", and SOON (much sooner than if the COWARDS of the GOP "blikn"--waht I mean by ding a thousand deaths). The American people will FORGET tat theGOP delayed their oney a few weeks in JANUARY, if tehy get their money. Again, it is imossible to believe that the Dmoecrats iwll DARE simply tell the people to EAT IDIRT--taht they will do nothing because the GOP refused to go along with that 60 day extension.
In actual fact, the SAME thing is going to happene with or without the 60 day extension by BILL. If the GOP does not force Democrats to come to the table NNOW, then negotiatons will occur in January. However, the GOP will actually have LEVERAGE (because of the pressure on BOTH sides, instead of just the GOP) with which to negotiate. With the formal 60 day extension, theGOP will have NO leverage. They will be totallly at the mercy of the Democrats and Obama.
See what I mean?? It is NOT the GOP House that is STUPID (except in abandoning fiscal responsiblity in faovr of sham stimulus and bribes). It is the Wall Street Journal, Charles Krauthammer and the unfair and unbalanced network. This, as usual is a FALSE deadline. Even without a formal extensin, the negotiations will continue in January (if not before). And what the GOP DESPERATELY NEEDS is to get this particular "ifght" OVER WITH. It merely makes peole like me MAD at them. Meanwhile, it gives Obama and the Democrats an opportunity to contiue to POUND themm Sure, the "deal" that finally happens is going to make peple like me ANGRIEER tha ever at theGOP. However, this situation is only going to GET WORSE the longer this goes on--especially if the GOP loses ALL leverage (as they will with this Seante bill). Therefore, it is the Wall sTreet Journal, Careles Krauthammer, the GOP members of teh Senate, and teh unfair and unbalanced network who are being POLITICALLY NAIVE AND STUPDID HERE. The GOP House Has actually dnoe the only thing with any chance of success., IF they are not under such pressure from the GOP establishment that they revert to COWARDICE.
Bottom lie: The GOP House MUST hold firm here, or the GOP is facing doom in 2012 (not the other way around). Sure, they may face doom anyway, becasue they simply can't get any coherent messagge out--hang abandoned the messsage of 2010. But it is insane to set yourself up for continuous pounding, and that is what the COWARDS of the GOP have done every since December of 2010. Remember what they said they had LEARNED in December of 2010, sahing that that deal ws the LAST really bad deal they would have to enter into? Well, they lied. Beyond that, thwey have been POLITICALLY STUPID. It is actually the BEST cjoice now to FORCE this "payroll tax" business to get OVER WITH. Any otehr course is gharanteed, slow otion, DISASTER. The Americcan people will FORGET January, if they get their bribe. The wil NOT forget a slow motion disaster that extends all of teh way to November, and Democrats expand upn their advantage, to press the GOP in we same way on every issue. The ONLY poll that matters is the one next November not that I care whether the GOP wins that poll at this point, but this blog has a reputation for being RIGHT that I want to keep).
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight).
Charles Krauthammer: Coward, Hypocrite and Certified Idiot on the Unfair and Unbalanced Network
Yuo remember Charles Krauthammer? He is teh guy who AGREED with this blog that the disgraceful Seante bill "extending" teh payroll tax holiday form a ridiculous tw monts is an ABOMINATION (direct quote--which an honest man would convert into a call for the DEFEAT of every GOP Senator who voted for such a terrible bill)--onne of the wort bills to ever come out of the Senate. But how is Krauthammer CRITICXIZING because of this ABOMINATINON committed in the United States Senate? If you thought Krauthammer ws an honest, brilliant man, you would never guess. If you knew, ilke I do, lthat Krauthammer regards real conservatives, and the Twa Party, as his ENEMIES (a feeling I reciprocate double), then you will guess. kruathammer is criticizing the "conservative" GOP members of teh House four refusing to accept the Senate ABOMINATION because it is POLITICALLLY naive and disastrous. Sou much for princiiple. Krauthammer has none. So much for COURAGE. Krauthammer has none. IF pepple like Krauthammer, the Wall Stret Journal, the unaria and unbalanced network, the establishment GOP, and the GOP member s of the Seante had ACTIVELY EXPOSED this Senate abomination for what it is, then the House would be on firm ground. It is KRAUTHAMMER, and those other ENEMIES of mine, who are sABOTAGING the House GOP. And this is more than merely unprincipled. IT is STUPID. The GOP may well not be able to survive these constandt BETRAYALS of their supposed principle> Look at Krauthammer. He is wiling to BLATANTLY BETRAY HIS OWN ADMITTED PRINCIPLES, by saying that a Seante bill he calls an ABOMINATION should be passed anyway for totally POLITICAL resons (election and reelection reasons). That is absurd. It is political DEATH (in additon to being unprincipled, as Krauthmmer is, along with being a coward).
What is Krauthammer's "solution", presented TWICE on the unfair and unbalanced network, even after Bret Baire exposed it as STUPID (which shows how stupid Krauthammerreally is, as Baire is not that swift)? Krauthammer say sthe House GOP shold simly thake the ridiclous Senate two month bill, and PASS it as a ONE YEAR bill without changing even a comma of the rest of the bill..........................................................................................................................................Sorry., Krauthammer is a comic genius, as well as being one of the stupidiest men who ever lived. I ws on the foor laughing again. It is a conspiracy to KILL me: all of thiese comic things said by Obama, Democrats the GOP, and supposed "conservatives". WHY (besides politics, which wss teh main reason) did the Senate pass this ridculous two month extension? You know this one. It was becuse Democrats and th eGOP could not agree on how to "PAY FOR".....................................................sorrry again for being on th e floor laughing again, at the idea that teh anyone can say "pay for" with a straight face, when it is obvious that we are not "paying for" teh deficitgs we HAVE, much less the ADDING of more to the deficit....how to "payr for" the COST of another year of the "one time" (lol) payroll tax holiday rushed through last December (along with the extension of unemplouyment benefits and a FRAUDULENT "doctor fix" for Medicare for only two years, instead of permanentl).
Even the GOOP politicians could NOT explain how they could converft the two month Senate bill into a one year bill, without adding any 'pay for' measures, and still claim(false as the claim is anyway) to "fully pay for" teh bill. Even for Charles Krauthammer, this suggestino is STUPID. As stated, Bret Baire actually brought this up to Krauthamemr the SECOND TIME (not the first) that Krauthamemr made it (being today). I may die trying to type krauthammer's comical response. I will just have to steel myself not to go to the floor in an uncontrollable fit of laughter from thich I will surely never recover. Krauthammer said taht the GOP should jsut pass what he suggested, with maybe some sort of sham "pay for' provision (likek maybe saying that there will be unspecified offsets detemined within that same two months of the Senate bill0, with the ide athat it will be FIXED in the new year (after the GOP gets by this totally political "crisis").
What can you say about a man this stupid? First, you can say he is DISHONEST, because even Krauthamemr is not this dumb. Krauthammer's "solution" would be the DEATH of the GOP, and he knows it. Talk abut political GAMES? The GOP has uspposedly insisted taht this fraudulent bill be " paid for", and then they are going to play an obvious POLITICAL GAME just to get out of a political boxx? And Krauthammer thinks that is a GOOD idea? Srry, the man is a certified idiot, and dishonest--as well as being a coward. Krauthammer has managed to come up with the WORST of all possible "solutions", and the ONLY possible explanation is that he WANTS to hurt the "Tea Party" people in the House (which he finds just aws dangerous as the Democrats and GOP estaqblishment--of which Krauthammer is a prt--does). The GOP would do MUCH better--disastrously, but still much better than Krauthammer's insane "idea"--simply to concede defeat and pass teh Senate two omonth extension Krauthammer calls an ABOMINATION. For the House GOP to do what Krauthammer suggests would simply, and justifiably, make them the laughing stock of the country. The GOP will never recover. I don't think they will recover from simplyl backing down either, but Krauthammer's "idea" is not just fatal. It is affirmatively ISANE. That is how Krauthammer came to be the SECOND "certified idiot" on the unfair and unbalanced network. Megyn Kelly wa the first. And I will add a third: Sheppard Smith, who did a CNN style "report' on what EVERYBODY reported as a Democrat STUNT today on the House floor to "dmeand" a vote on the Senate bill (solely a political stunt). The unfair and unablanced network will cal GOP political stunts for what they are, while the mainstream media ridiculus thme, but Sheppard Smith reports a DEMOCRAT POLITICAL STUNT azs if it were "seirous" "news'. Sheppard Smith is the third "certified idiot" on the unfair and unbalanced network.
As stated at the beginning of this article, the ONLY reason the House GOP has a political probleem is that the "powers that be' will not LET them get their message out. This will KILL the GOP in the end. I ahve already usggested taht Twa Party peole (of chich I am not one, although you can call me a sympathizer) should vote AGAINST most incubent GOP candidates in 2012. And I have said taht I will likely refuse to vote for the GOP Presidential nominee, and will call for other conservatives to do the same. Vote for the Libertarian Party, or form a new third party.
It does not matter whether yo think I am too "extreme". If you don't see why Chareles Krauthammer deserves everything this article says abut him, then there is no hope for. you. No one but Krauthammer oculd possibly take his insane suggestin seriusly. It is mroe insane than anything Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, or any other alleged "extreme" person on the right has ever said. Krauthammer: just go away. You are doing noting but embarrass yourself now. I wold say that about the unfair and unablanced network as a whole, except that has been true for that network for some time.
Hey, mabye I am being unfair to Krauthamemr? Sure, that "tax on tea", wihout representation, was an ABOMINATION, but it was POLITICALLY DANGEROUS to really do something crazy abut it (like declare independence from the greatest military power on Earth at the time) , And maybe SLAVERY was an AbBOMINATION, but Abraham Lincoln was obviously insane, and politically dumb, to think he could do something aobut it. We might actually end up in a CIVIL WWAR, and Lincoln might be blamed for all time as the man who caused the break-up of the Unitd States of America. On second thought, Krauthamemer really is just as BAD as this article says he was. And he is jsut as much a COWRD. Joh Paul Jones (form a SINKING ship): "I have just begun to fight". Charle Krauthammer: "What, me firght?" Some, American "tradition", that Krauthammer "tradition".
P.S no proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight). Unfortunatelly, I don't hink typos and lack of proofreading can explain Krauthammer. He is just a certified idiot and coward.
What is Krauthammer's "solution", presented TWICE on the unfair and unbalanced network, even after Bret Baire exposed it as STUPID (which shows how stupid Krauthammerreally is, as Baire is not that swift)? Krauthammer say sthe House GOP shold simly thake the ridiclous Senate two month bill, and PASS it as a ONE YEAR bill without changing even a comma of the rest of the bill..........................................................................................................................................Sorry., Krauthammer is a comic genius, as well as being one of the stupidiest men who ever lived. I ws on the foor laughing again. It is a conspiracy to KILL me: all of thiese comic things said by Obama, Democrats the GOP, and supposed "conservatives". WHY (besides politics, which wss teh main reason) did the Senate pass this ridculous two month extension? You know this one. It was becuse Democrats and th eGOP could not agree on how to "PAY FOR".....................................................sorrry again for being on th e floor laughing again, at the idea that teh anyone can say "pay for" with a straight face, when it is obvious that we are not "paying for" teh deficitgs we HAVE, much less the ADDING of more to the deficit....how to "payr for" the COST of another year of the "one time" (lol) payroll tax holiday rushed through last December (along with the extension of unemplouyment benefits and a FRAUDULENT "doctor fix" for Medicare for only two years, instead of permanentl).
Even the GOOP politicians could NOT explain how they could converft the two month Senate bill into a one year bill, without adding any 'pay for' measures, and still claim(false as the claim is anyway) to "fully pay for" teh bill. Even for Charles Krauthammer, this suggestino is STUPID. As stated, Bret Baire actually brought this up to Krauthamemr the SECOND TIME (not the first) that Krauthamemr made it (being today). I may die trying to type krauthammer's comical response. I will just have to steel myself not to go to the floor in an uncontrollable fit of laughter from thich I will surely never recover. Krauthammer said taht the GOP should jsut pass what he suggested, with maybe some sort of sham "pay for' provision (likek maybe saying that there will be unspecified offsets detemined within that same two months of the Senate bill0, with the ide athat it will be FIXED in the new year (after the GOP gets by this totally political "crisis").
What can you say about a man this stupid? First, you can say he is DISHONEST, because even Krauthamemr is not this dumb. Krauthammer's "solution" would be the DEATH of the GOP, and he knows it. Talk abut political GAMES? The GOP has uspposedly insisted taht this fraudulent bill be " paid for", and then they are going to play an obvious POLITICAL GAME just to get out of a political boxx? And Krauthammer thinks that is a GOOD idea? Srry, the man is a certified idiot, and dishonest--as well as being a coward. Krauthammer has managed to come up with the WORST of all possible "solutions", and the ONLY possible explanation is that he WANTS to hurt the "Tea Party" people in the House (which he finds just aws dangerous as the Democrats and GOP estaqblishment--of which Krauthammer is a prt--does). The GOP would do MUCH better--disastrously, but still much better than Krauthammer's insane "idea"--simply to concede defeat and pass teh Senate two omonth extension Krauthammer calls an ABOMINATION. For the House GOP to do what Krauthammer suggests would simply, and justifiably, make them the laughing stock of the country. The GOP will never recover. I don't think they will recover from simplyl backing down either, but Krauthammer's "idea" is not just fatal. It is affirmatively ISANE. That is how Krauthammer came to be the SECOND "certified idiot" on the unfair and unbalanced network. Megyn Kelly wa the first. And I will add a third: Sheppard Smith, who did a CNN style "report' on what EVERYBODY reported as a Democrat STUNT today on the House floor to "dmeand" a vote on the Senate bill (solely a political stunt). The unfair and unablanced network will cal GOP political stunts for what they are, while the mainstream media ridiculus thme, but Sheppard Smith reports a DEMOCRAT POLITICAL STUNT azs if it were "seirous" "news'. Sheppard Smith is the third "certified idiot" on the unfair and unbalanced network.
As stated at the beginning of this article, the ONLY reason the House GOP has a political probleem is that the "powers that be' will not LET them get their message out. This will KILL the GOP in the end. I ahve already usggested taht Twa Party peole (of chich I am not one, although you can call me a sympathizer) should vote AGAINST most incubent GOP candidates in 2012. And I have said taht I will likely refuse to vote for the GOP Presidential nominee, and will call for other conservatives to do the same. Vote for the Libertarian Party, or form a new third party.
It does not matter whether yo think I am too "extreme". If you don't see why Chareles Krauthammer deserves everything this article says abut him, then there is no hope for. you. No one but Krauthammer oculd possibly take his insane suggestin seriusly. It is mroe insane than anything Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, or any other alleged "extreme" person on the right has ever said. Krauthammer: just go away. You are doing noting but embarrass yourself now. I wold say that about the unfair and unablanced network as a whole, except that has been true for that network for some time.
Hey, mabye I am being unfair to Krauthamemr? Sure, that "tax on tea", wihout representation, was an ABOMINATION, but it was POLITICALLY DANGEROUS to really do something crazy abut it (like declare independence from the greatest military power on Earth at the time) , And maybe SLAVERY was an AbBOMINATION, but Abraham Lincoln was obviously insane, and politically dumb, to think he could do something aobut it. We might actually end up in a CIVIL WWAR, and Lincoln might be blamed for all time as the man who caused the break-up of the Unitd States of America. On second thought, Krauthamemer really is just as BAD as this article says he was. And he is jsut as much a COWRD. Joh Paul Jones (form a SINKING ship): "I have just begun to fight". Charle Krauthammer: "What, me firght?" Some, American "tradition", that Krauthammer "tradition".
P.S no proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight). Unfortunatelly, I don't hink typos and lack of proofreading can explain Krauthammer. He is just a certified idiot and coward.
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