Reid is now working, sources say, on a smaller package (click here) than the comprehensive deal the president was working on with Boehner. The package would prevent tax rates from rising for middle-class families and perhaps cut some spending and tie up a few other loose ends.
So far Reid has not been consulting with Republicans on the bill. Technically, any bill involving taxing authority must originate in the House, not the Senate, but Reid could easily take a revenue-raising House bill that has already passed, gut it, and use it as a vehicle for his fiscal cliff legislation....
Just because the Republicans in the House can't get their act together to do their job, they are screaming for 'pressure relief' and to pass THEIR responsibility to the Senate. That says only one thing, the GOP is not capable of governing. They don't know how, they haven't got the priorities to govern and they need to be replaced.
Just because the Republicans in the House can't get their act together to do their job, they are screaming for 'pressure relief' and to pass THEIR responsibility to the Senate. That says only one thing, the GOP is not capable of governing. They don't know how, they haven't got the priorities to govern and they need to be replaced.
Tuesday December 25, 2012 5:36 AM
In a democratic system with separated powers, (click here) two houses of Congress, split between the parties, a normal party accepts that compromise is the only way to legislate. A normal party takes into account election results. A normal party recognizes when the other side has made real concessions. A normal party takes responsibility.
By all of these measures, the Republican majority that Speaker John Boehner purports to lead is abnormal. That is the meaning of his catastrophic failure to gather the votes for his “Plan B” proposal on the “fiscal cliff.” Many of his most radical members believe they have a right to use any means at their disposal to impose their views on the country, even if they are only a minority in Congress.
There may, however, be good news in the disarray: The right wing of the Republican House has chosen to marginalize itself from any serious negotiations. The one available majority for action, especially on budgets, is a coalition uniting most Democrats with those Republicans who still hold the old-fashioned view that they were elected to help run the country.
To avert a fiscal nightmare in the short run, this potential majority needs to be allowed to work its will. The result may well be a modestly more progressive solution than President Obama offered Boehner, a deal with somewhat fewer cuts and more revenue. That’s the price the right wing will have to pay for refusing to govern....
Eric Cantor's favorite mind speak dodge is how the nation understands a budget and how they have to live within that budget and so does the nation.
How many Americans openly consent to INCOME / REVENUE decreases while increasing EXPENDITURES? Well, that is exactly what the Bush Tax Cuts did. They increased expenditures out of control with two wars, while cutting taxes to increase the wealth of their cronies. Now, if Cantor wants to talk about how REAL households actually work, it isn't by cutting revenues to purchase a new home.
The revenues to the USA Treasury have decreased since the Republican majorities of the past whereby they victimized the Middle Class, destroyed job growth and economic growth. They instead saw a way clear to allow outsourcing for their own wealth while creating human rights violations in the USA and internationally. The human rights infringement is nothing to people like Eric Cantor. He is a human rights offender for seeking to cut benefits to those least able to afford them, in the face of increasing the wealth to himself and cronies.
President Obama stated, "I propose to raise taxes on any income over $250,000. People just like me." So don't tell me for one minute the House Republicans are not protecting their own incomes. Except, for those like Joe Walsh that have child support arrears exceeding his annual income as a Representative. Child Support is a tax deductible, which, might in itself be a reason for parenthood.
You know, those that want to remove all deductions from the income tax code worry about the house deduction. There are many others that might actually be a reason to keep families together.
But, the political mind speak of the Right Wing is irrational. They cater to criminal intent within our society. They back liberal guns laws and purport that every American should be armed 24/7 for the very spontaneous occurrence a mass murderer shows up with a Bushmaster. That is criminal. They are backing criminals. The shooter can get his hands on guns with liberal guns laws whereby Mommies and Sisters can purchase them legally. Those laws back up the criminal intent by people THE CURRENT LAW states is suppose to exclude from obtaining guns.
The Republican mind speak states if the wealthy are wealthier they will spawn jobs somehow by magic. Then they state, if they are taxed they will leave the country. SO WHAT!!!!!!!!! They aren't doing anyone any good anyway. They already offshore money and jobs by outsourcing, who actually needs them? We would have a net job increase if they leave. By all means, GO !
Take the Republicans unable to govern that are basically protecting no one but themselves because according to them the wealthy are leaving, WITH YOU. The emigrating wealthy will need allies in other countries to run for office and win on the basis they will create jobs by lower taxes. I know the exact continent they should emigrate to. It only takes a few years for citizenship and all those that hate the taxes of the USA will be back in business and at the top of the "Global Corrupt List" again! They should go and don't wait for the tax increases to pass, it is killing us!
Example: Donald Trump, the man who make running for President the best free advertising he ever had. He doesn't care about being President than the Man in the Moon. He is making his tax emigration a reality.
Michael Forbes, (click here) who opposed Donald Trump's plan to build a luxury golf course on his family's land, was honored as his country's 'Top Scot.'
...This fall, the film that made him a star, “You’ve Been Trumped,” aired on BBC....
Trump needs to clean up his act, both environmentally and politically. We know he is a better man than this; at least; we always thought so. Then again, all evidence shows the exact outsourcing trend we have seen with all those given the Bush Tax Cuts. They don't create jobs in the USA, they take it elsewhere. I am sure someday, Trump expects to have holdings in Beijing.
Glenfiddich is one of several spirits produced by William Grant & Sons, which also makes Milagro Tequila, Hendrick's Gin and Virgin Vodka. The company maintains it had no influence on the “Top Scot” award, which was open to a public vote, according to the event’s marketing materials. “The person receiving the greatest number of votes, cast by the people of Scotland, wins the award,” the firm said in a statement released on Tuesday....
I like Glenfiddich. I especially like their Hendrick's Gin (click here). There is a local pub that uses it in their CUSTOM brew called "Murray's Cocktail." He mixes it with Cointeau, bitters and tonic. I love that cocktail and ask for it every time. I've given up my Tanqueray gimlet for Murrays' Cocktail. The environmentally conscience seek alternatives for those that seek them too.
Murray's Cocktail (click here) - It is number 6 on the menu.
Hendrick's Gin, Cointreau, Dash of Bitters, Tonic
Just as a side note. On Christmas Day, "Phil's on Front Street" served free meals to everyone who came through the door. (No alcohol. I offered to pay and they said put the money in the fish bowl. Children were in the restaurant with their family. No alcohol served.) Menu-Coffee or Soda, Soup or Salad, Turkey or Beef Dinner with vegetables and bread and a choice of pies.
Anyone. Anyone at all seeking a meal and friendship on Christmas Day was welcome. The place was packed.
If guests felt compelled to pay, they were told to put their monies in a fish bowl that would then be given to the local food pantry.
Live entertainment, too. A pianist and drummer. Christmas music abounded. One of the regular waitresses has an incredible voice so we all insisted she sing from time to time. No tipping, except, for the fish bowl.
Eric Cantor's favorite mind speak dodge is how the nation understands a budget and how they have to live within that budget and so does the nation.
How many Americans openly consent to INCOME / REVENUE decreases while increasing EXPENDITURES? Well, that is exactly what the Bush Tax Cuts did. They increased expenditures out of control with two wars, while cutting taxes to increase the wealth of their cronies. Now, if Cantor wants to talk about how REAL households actually work, it isn't by cutting revenues to purchase a new home.
The revenues to the USA Treasury have decreased since the Republican majorities of the past whereby they victimized the Middle Class, destroyed job growth and economic growth. They instead saw a way clear to allow outsourcing for their own wealth while creating human rights violations in the USA and internationally. The human rights infringement is nothing to people like Eric Cantor. He is a human rights offender for seeking to cut benefits to those least able to afford them, in the face of increasing the wealth to himself and cronies.
President Obama stated, "I propose to raise taxes on any income over $250,000. People just like me." So don't tell me for one minute the House Republicans are not protecting their own incomes. Except, for those like Joe Walsh that have child support arrears exceeding his annual income as a Representative. Child Support is a tax deductible, which, might in itself be a reason for parenthood.
You know, those that want to remove all deductions from the income tax code worry about the house deduction. There are many others that might actually be a reason to keep families together.
But, the political mind speak of the Right Wing is irrational. They cater to criminal intent within our society. They back liberal guns laws and purport that every American should be armed 24/7 for the very spontaneous occurrence a mass murderer shows up with a Bushmaster. That is criminal. They are backing criminals. The shooter can get his hands on guns with liberal guns laws whereby Mommies and Sisters can purchase them legally. Those laws back up the criminal intent by people THE CURRENT LAW states is suppose to exclude from obtaining guns.
The Republican mind speak states if the wealthy are wealthier they will spawn jobs somehow by magic. Then they state, if they are taxed they will leave the country. SO WHAT!!!!!!!!! They aren't doing anyone any good anyway. They already offshore money and jobs by outsourcing, who actually needs them? We would have a net job increase if they leave. By all means, GO !
Take the Republicans unable to govern that are basically protecting no one but themselves because according to them the wealthy are leaving, WITH YOU. The emigrating wealthy will need allies in other countries to run for office and win on the basis they will create jobs by lower taxes. I know the exact continent they should emigrate to. It only takes a few years for citizenship and all those that hate the taxes of the USA will be back in business and at the top of the "Global Corrupt List" again! They should go and don't wait for the tax increases to pass, it is killing us!
Michael Forbes, (click here) who opposed Donald Trump's plan to build a luxury golf course on his family's land, was honored as his country's 'Top Scot.'
...This fall, the film that made him a star, “You’ve Been Trumped,” aired on BBC....
Trump needs to clean up his act, both environmentally and politically. We know he is a better man than this; at least; we always thought so. Then again, all evidence shows the exact outsourcing trend we have seen with all those given the Bush Tax Cuts. They don't create jobs in the USA, they take it elsewhere. I am sure someday, Trump expects to have holdings in Beijing.
...Donald Trump has banned Glenfiddich Whisky from his resorts after Michael Forbes, one of the tycoon’s most well-known opponents, won top honors at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Scottish liquor brand.
“Glenfiddich should be ashamed,” (click here) Trump told the Guardian, claiming that Forbes, who famously refused to sell his farm to Trump’s golf resort in Scotland, won the “Top Scot” award last week because Glenfiddich was jealous of the billionaire’s inhouse whisky brand.
“I hereby call for a boycott on drinking Glenfiddich products,” Trump said, “because there is no way a result such as this could have been made by the Scottish people.”
Glenfiddich is one of several spirits produced by William Grant & Sons, which also makes Milagro Tequila, Hendrick's Gin and Virgin Vodka. The company maintains it had no influence on the “Top Scot” award, which was open to a public vote, according to the event’s marketing materials. “The person receiving the greatest number of votes, cast by the people of Scotland, wins the award,” the firm said in a statement released on Tuesday....Murray's Cocktail (click here) - It is number 6 on the menu.
Hendrick's Gin, Cointreau, Dash of Bitters, Tonic
Just as a side note. On Christmas Day, "Phil's on Front Street" served free meals to everyone who came through the door. (No alcohol. I offered to pay and they said put the money in the fish bowl. Children were in the restaurant with their family. No alcohol served.) Menu-Coffee or Soda, Soup or Salad, Turkey or Beef Dinner with vegetables and bread and a choice of pies.
Anyone. Anyone at all seeking a meal and friendship on Christmas Day was welcome. The place was packed.
If guests felt compelled to pay, they were told to put their monies in a fish bowl that would then be given to the local food pantry.
Live entertainment, too. A pianist and drummer. Christmas music abounded. One of the regular waitresses has an incredible voice so we all insisted she sing from time to time. No tipping, except, for the fish bowl.
