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Heckuva Job, Boehny!
Talking Points Memo — ... We already noted that the House GOP Stimulus plan job creation estimates turn out to be complete nonsense. Now it turns out, at least according to some House Democratic staffers, that the GOP plan was rushed together so hastily that it actually includes tax increases for lots of Americans. ...

Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... about newly-elected RNC Chairman Michael Steele. * Why do House Republicans oppose tax cuts in the Democratic plan, and support tax increases in the GOP plan? * I'm delighted to see Howard Kurtz ...

Thank Goodness the Adults Are In Charge
Balloon Juice — And this time I really mean it: GOP leaders — led by John Boehner and Eric Cantor — have spent days bashing the economic stimulus package being touted by President Obama and Democrats because it doesn’t sufficiently cut taxes. But is it possible that the alternative plan House Republicans unveiled as a more responsible approach earlier this week would have actually raised taxes for untold numbers of Americans? That’s the surprising claim that House Democratic staffers who have taken a look at ...

Dems: House GOP’s Stimulus Plan Would Actually Raise Taxes For Many Americans
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Doh! GOP leaders — led by John Boehner and Eric Cantor — have spent days bashing the economic stimulus package being touted by President Obama and Democrats because it doesn’t sufficiently cut taxes. But is it possible that the alternative plan House Republicans unveiled as a more responsible approach earlier this week would have actually raised taxes for untold numbers of Americans? That’s the surprising claim that House Democratic staffers who have taken a look at the GOP plan are now making. They insist to me that the Republicans did some almost comic ...

Hullabaloo — ... because they want the tax cuts to be permanent, which is an even worse stimulus (There's also the point that the Republicans would push more people onto the Alternative Minimum Tax and actually RAISE taxes for the middle class while dropping them for the rich, but that's normal and besides the point I'm trying to make). ...

Rep. Louise Slaughter: Setting The Record Straight On The Economic Recovery Package
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... to recommit. They were unable to muster the votes necessary and lost on bipartisan votes. House Republicans may have come together to vote against the final bill, but they split on their own amendments with 40 to 60 Republicans voting with Democrats. Some Republicans even voted against their party's alternative bill, and it failed on the floor. The Republican alternative didn't have a final price tag, consisted entirely of tax cuts, and would actually raise taxes for 26 million American families. In two years, the Democratic bill would create ...

Setting The Record Straight On The Economic Recovery Package (Rep. Louise Slaughter)
Congress Blog — ... to recommit. They were unable to muster the votes necessary and lost on bipartisan votes . House Republicans may have come together to vote against the final bill, but they split on their own amendments with 40 to 60 Republicans voting with Democrats. Some Republicans even voted against their party’s alternative bill, and it failed on the floor. The Republican alternative didn’t have a final price tag , consisted entirely of tax cuts , and would actually raise taxes for 26 million American families . In two years, the Democratic bill would create ...