The Hill reported today on the attack on John Boehner by President Obama regarding extending the Bush tax cuts. House Republican leader Boehner stated Sunday that he would agree to extending the Bush tax cuts for the middle class without extending all of the tax cuts if that were his only option.
Meanwhile, some Democrats have asked the President to avoid raising taxes as long as we are in a recession. Letting the Bush tax cuts expire will result in tax increases for every American. The lowest-income Americans would see their tax rate jump from 10 percent to 15 percent of income.
What happened on Sunday in the interview with John Boehner was the setting of a trap. If he said that he would not support a partial extension of the Bush tax cuts, he was going to be branded as not supporting taxes for the middle class. He avoided that trap, but in the process felt the heat of many conservatives who want the entire Bush tax package extended. Democrats are worried about the November elections, so they saying that if you vote Republican, John Boehner will be the Speaker of the House. If they can paint John Boehner as a villian, they may be able to convince you to stay with the Democrats. Watch for more attacks on John Boehner in the near future.
The attack on John Boehner is a textbook example of President Obama's (and the Democrat's) campaign strategy. It is Rule No. 11 in Saul Alinsky's RULES FOR RADICALS:
"Rule 11. Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it, Don't try to attack abstract corporations or bureaucracies. Identify a responsible individual. Ignore attempts to shift or spread the blame."
Expect more attacks in the future. The 'silly season' is upon us.
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