The Democrats in Congress are determined not to go out with a whimper--they are attempting to create as much havoc as possible on the way out!
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room reported yesterday that Speaker-designate John Boehner charged that Democratic leaders "undercut" conversations on extending the Bush tax cuts by scheduling a vote on the House floor for Thursday.
The Democrats have scheduled a vote on whether or not to extend only a portion of the current tax rates that expire on January 1. They have cut off the discussion of other options.
According to the article:
"Boehner added, "I don't know what my colleagues across the aisle didn't hear during the election, the American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes and to cut spending.""
If the Republicans are capable of standing for the concept of cutting spending and lowering taxes, this is the time to do it. If they give in here, they will lose the support of the people who elected the new Congress in November. Hopefully, they realize this. It is telling that there is bi-partisan support for maintaining all of the current tax rates.
The article further reports:
"Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), however, said that the bill (to keep only the current tax rate for the middle class) would be dead on arrival in the Senate.
"Forty-two Republican senators, which is all of us and an indeterminate number, significant number of Democrats, don't think we ought to raise taxes on anybody. So regardless of what the majority forces House Republicans to do, it's not going to go anywhere. We're going to extend the current tax rates, we're not going to raise taxes on anybody. The only thing we're discussing right now is how long that extension will be," the top-ranking GOP Senator said at the press availability following the governors-elect meeting."
Stick to your guns, guys!
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