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Title: The Epitome of Republican Obstructionism Post by: Howey on December 21, 2011, 06:56:33 pm House Minority Whip ignored on the House floor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV71OKdEqRI&feature=player_embedded Quote “You’re walking out, you’re walking away, just as so many Republicans have walked away from middle class taxpayers, the unemployed, and … those who will be seeking medical assistance from their doctors.” Immediately following this, the House GOP instructed CSPAN to turn off it's cameras. Not! http://twitter.com/cspan/status/149514550285312001 Title: Re: The Epitome of Republican Obstructionism Post by: ekg on December 22, 2011, 11:33:08 am It makes me wonder if people who normally 'ignore' the obstructionism finally see it for what it is... here you have many senate GOP's saying exactly what the Dem's have been saying about the house for months. .. but does it resonate throughout the party?
Then you have Carl Rove saying the only thing they (GOP) can do now is wait until Obama "flies off to Hawaii on vacation, bash him and congressional Democrats for abdicating their duties, and then … pass the same Senate payroll tax cut compromise they could have passed on Tuesday" again, it simply makes me wonder.. when the GOP shows it's 'dirty playing' cards this way.. so blatantly out in the open.. do their own people see it for what it is and take a step back and ask themselves if this is really the kind of leadership they want? or do they ignore it, blame the 'liberal' msm and the socialist in the white house for all the woes of the world? Title: Re: The Epitome of Republican Obstructionism Post by: lil mike on December 22, 2011, 12:28:45 pm This one I don't get.
The Republicans had already won. They even got the keystone pipeline thrown in, so tossing the Senate bill back throws this all up in the air again. Did anyone notice that the AMT tax fix was snuck back in the bill again? That's a tax break for people in the high six figures range. In other words, the 1%. Title: Re: The Epitome of Republican Obstructionism Post by: uselesslegs on December 22, 2011, 01:58:28 pm This one I don't get. The Republicans had already won. They even got the keystone pipeline thrown in, so tossing the Senate bill back throws this all up in the air again. Did anyone notice that the AMT tax fix was snuck back in the bill again? That's a tax break for people in the high six figures range. In other words, the 1%. I did indeed notice that. I don't think our current crop of leaders will be happy until there's a "high soceity" and...everyone else. Title: Re: The Epitome of Republican Obstructionism Post by: Howey on December 22, 2011, 06:45:09 pm I did indeed notice that. I don't think our current crop of leaders will be happy until there's a "high soceity" and...everyone else. I'm not very knowledgeable, but from what I've read the AMTtax fix benefits the middle class (http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/201063-members-float-bipartisan-bill-offering-a-permanent-amt-fix), not the rich. Quote Reps. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) and Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) this week introduced legislation that would permanently exempt middle-class workers from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Congress has spent several years adjusting the AMT on an annual basis to ensure that taxpayers in the middle class are not hit with a minimum tax that was meant for the wealthy. The Garrett-Lowey bill, H.R. 3747, would obviate the need for future fixes by exempting couples earning less than $100,000 and individuals earning less than $75,000 from the AMT. “Part of the reason Americans are so pessimistic about their financial future is they are uncertain how they will be taxed from one year to the next,” Garrett said. “One-year fixes to the problem are no longer acceptable; we need a permanent solution to address the problem once and for all.” Title: Re: The Epitome of Republican Obstructionism Post by: Howey on January 22, 2012, 11:57:28 am You would think that after the massive Republican Fail that was 2011, they'd learn their lesson. -Not! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3EVRbsGy8&feature=player_embedded Sure...Boehner...bog down Congress again. That's been working sooo well for you guys? What's your approval rating right now? 11%? |