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The President will not change his offer - until the GOP tells Grover Norquist he has lost.WSJ:
A senior administration official said the White House would make NO new offers until Republicans changed their opposition to raising top tax rates.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323751104578151322684021276.html
http://www.politico.com/playbook/
MORE HERE:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/01/1166459/-White-House-No-new-Offers-until-GOP-drops-opposition-to-tax-increases
Just keep on twisting the screws. I'm enjoying the shit out of this.
Volaris
(10,266 posts)Reaching out across the Isle with an open hand got The President more than one broken arm. Time to start reaching over there with a sledghammer. Fuck these Tea Party Toons.
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)once and for all.
DJ13
(23,671 posts)Until next year.
mike_c
(36,267 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)"A senior administration official said the White House would make NO new offers until Republicans changed their opposition to raising top tax rates"
...WSJ. New offer?
The current offer is excellent. Republicans can "changed their opposition to raising top tax rates" by accepting the current offer.
Obama offers GOP an ambitious, progressive debt-reduction plan
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021905787
Republicans Would Rather Laugh Than Bargain...But once the laughter dies down
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021908853
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Flatpicker
(894 posts)Act as if he actually won the election.
GeorgeGist
(25,311 posts)Silly names, silly games.
loyalkydem
(1,678 posts)how do you like him now
grantcart
(53,061 posts)The Republicans are now giving the Democrats the mantle of "party of middle class tax cuts".
If he were writing a script he couldn't ask the Republicans to take a stupider path.
Now he can just wait for the markets to beat up the Republicans all the way to Jan 2nd.
They have painted themselves into a corner and all they are doing is asking for more paint.
After the markets have lost 20% of their value the Republicans are going to be jumping to agree on the taxes and he can hold firm on the stimulus.
Someday these days will be remembered as the 'good ole days' when the Republicans just wrote themselves off the cliff of relevance.
DearAbby
(12,461 posts)....was it good for you too?
Squinch
(50,901 posts)Cresent City Kid
(1,621 posts)That was the compromise.
former-republican
(2,163 posts)Do I have that right?
wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)sheshe2
(83,637 posts)He is on fire!
I look to a forward to an Awesome Four years.
You pubs are... babies.
Thanks for the post!
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)I was tryin' to get to DU and it took me HERE instead!
Faygo Kid
(21,477 posts)He'll pay a lot more than me. And even more delicious, O'Reilly - who HATES paying taxes - will get hit, too.
I'm fired up and ready to jump.
1ProudAtheist
(346 posts)Until he squirts.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)go back to normal rates. . Obama already offered to make cuts/concessions. I don't see a reason for another offer.
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