Republicans Might Call for Repeal of Bush Tax Cuts!!

[Starpass]

Just walked by this bit of news on CNN on way to computer. They were saying that Bush is coming under criticism from both Dems and Republicans because he has to come up with "some real creative ways" to fund this Iraq war mess. They just said that besides the Dems that have been calling for the repeal, it is now expected that a lot of republicans are going to also call for it and that (their words), Bush may have to "eat crow on this one"!!! This man is, truly, a monumental fuck up isn't he?? I was wondering when we were going to start to get this backlash from his own party. They are looking at his approval numbers, too. When that begins to happen, the press begins more criticism, numbers drop further and then the party panics. Just like Dems who ran from the name "Clinton", we are going to have worried repukes up for re-election on may have to "distance" theselves from the WMD (Worthless Misinformed Drunk)........

[Skittles]

1. BUT......................BUT..........................BUT.................

ISN'T THAT A TAX *RAISE* ???????????????????

[arcane1]

5. "over my dead body will they raise your taxes"

Hey, fbi, I'm just quoting the man...

[buff2]

17. The idiot's exact words were.......

"NOT" over my dead body. I remember I about cut my fingers off with my scissers when I heard that. Never use a sharp object when you hear his damn bushisms. I was cutting out coupons that day....everytime I hear his phucked up words,it shocks me even more than the last one did....if that is possible. And now he's out on a campaign run talking about education,of all things. Damn,this is like living in the twilight zone. x(

[Starpass]

6. darlin' you can bet when they get done spinning it, it will be a

proud to be an American virtue, dictated by God and those stinkin' Dems were the ones that really gave you the tax breaks that were going to make the rich richer, blah, blah......you know the drill. They do best what slime do---they slime.

[Nevernose]

2. Which repugs though?

If they're talking about Lincoln Chafee and Olympia Snowe (I'm betting that they are), then weren't these repugs against the tax-cut-for-the-uber-wealthy to begin with?

[disgruntella]

3. wow, this is good news for democrats

Looks like "Read My Lips" all over again

[ixion]

4. thus negating yet another destructive Bush policy

now if we can only get the cabal out of the WH, we'll be ready to begin repairing the massive destruction caused by these reckless reptiles.

[quinnox]

7. If this is true

and the Repubs actually try this in congress, Bush is finished.

[diplomats]

8. A few posters here were worried about the Dems "supporting"

the $87 billion. I think they know this opens a whole can of worms. Even the GOP knows Bush is fiscally irresponsible, and exploding deficits are becoming a huge problem Bush apparently cares nothing about.

[Starpass]

9. Think what we are dealing with here is this:

all these Congressmen will, in essence, give him the money because they don't want to be accused of desserting our military or the Iraqi people BUT the stumbling block is "how to pay for it"---get the picture of the TRAP that's coming for him?? He isn't going to waltz in and get it. And he's going, you can bet, to stomp around the country trying to sell it "his way". But these guys aren't buying. They will demand the "how to pay" be combined with the asking AND, I also heard it reported today that they will demand that asshole cough up an "exit strategy". Understand, please, people the difference between the Congress actually having to fork out for this and what they are going to demand of Bush before they do.

[Beetwasher]

11. Yup, this will 87 billion WITH STRINGS ATTACHED!

You can bet your bippy they ain't just gonna hand it over...

[Patriot_Spear]

10. Let's see; they've had the Congess, the WH, the USSC...

...for almost three years.

The Repulikkkan's for years have cried and cried about how things would be 'different' if they EVER had the kind of control they have now.

I guess the verdict is clear; the Repukes cannot run this country- period.

It's time to put this myth of Republican's being fiscally responsible to rest; and as for their ability to secure the nation- well that seems pretty self-evident too.

[Cocoa]

12. if this happens, and then the economy improves...

then trickle-down could be permanently discredited, along with a whole lot of Bush republicans. The dems could be set for a generation.

[KCDem]

13. that certainly is the ideal ending to this horror story. n/t

[LeftHander]

14. Middle class will pay the most

Thats what they do....cut taxes for the rich then quietly raise them on the middle class....

[PROGRESSIVE1]

15. Yes!!!!!! Damn It!!!!!

But so many middle class people in my town won't know it because they are all a bunch of white flight FReepers who take Bush at his word!!! They will still think that the Tax Cuts are in effect!

[w4rma]

16. Good! And we need to support this *strongly*. There are many other things

that Bush has done that we can attack him on. This is the type of issue Democrats need to stand next to Bush in the rose garden over. Not the invasion of Iraq.

[Jacobin]

18. NO no no no

You misunderstand completely.

There will be no new taxes. There will be Patriotic Revenue Enhancement.