Posted on 18 September 2012. Tags: Akaka, Baucus, Bill Pascrell, Budget Cuts, Carper, Coons, Dick Durbin, Grand Bargain, Income Tax Rates, Inouye, Landrieu, Manchin, Mark Pryor, Mccaskill, Moderate Democrats, Obama, Senate Democrats, Senate Dems, Senate Majority Whip, Shaheen
Two Years Ago 40 Senate Democrats Voted To Extend All Tax Rates, And A Growing Number Of Them Appear Ready To Do It Again Top Dem Signals He’s Open “…on Capitol Hill, some in [President Obama’s] own party are ready…” (“Obama, Hill Dems Differ On Taxes,” Politico, 9/18/12) · “Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of [...]
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Posted on 04 October 2011. Tags: Charles Schumer, Chinese Currency, Hangup, Harry Reid, Joe Biden, Kicker, Moderate Democrats, New York Daily News, Obama, President Joe, Reuters, Sen Charles Schumer, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Stimulus Bill, Tax Loopholes, U S Senate, York Daily News
According to the AP, President Obama will travel to Texas today to push his $447 billion stimulus bill and Politico reports that Vice President Joe Biden will similarly be stumping for the bill in Florida. And yet Senate Democrats continue to show little interest in the president’s bill. This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry [...]
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Posted on 16 September 2010. Tags: Bush Tax Cuts, Current Economic Situation, Dems, Economic Recovery, Federal Taxes, Fox News, Headwinds, Jim Webb, Joe Lieberman, Moderate Democrats, Nelson Press, Obama, Outright Opposition, Private Hands, Recession, Senate Democrats, Skepticism, Small Businesses, Tax Increases, Tax Rates
A GROWING CHORUS A Growing Chorus Of Democrats Reject President Obama’s Plan To Raise Taxes On Small Businesses In The Middle Of A Recession A GROWING CHORUS OF SENATE DEMOCRATS AGREE: DON’T RAISE TAXES DURING A RECESSION SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (ID-CT): “I Don’t Think It Makes Sense To Raise Any Federal Taxes During The Uncertain [...]
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Posted on 17 August 2009. Tags: 50 States, Bad Taste, Bitter Taste, Car Dealerships, Code Word, Dying Breed, Elixir, Environmentalists, Gallup Poll, George W Bush, High Time, Kkk, Moderate Democrats, Obama, Personal Destruction, Progressive Brand, Progressives, Radical Form, Republican Revolution, Socialists
Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
Obama has elevated the politics of personal destruction to an all new level. Voters expecting to rid themselves of the bad taste left in their mouths from George W. Bush have found the bitter taste of Obama’s Hope and Change a bitter elixir to swallow. As a result, Liberals are now outnumbered by Conservatives in all 50 states. Let me say that again. All 50 states.
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