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RedState: Conservative News and Community: President Obama and Democrats continue to defend tax cheats
Wonk Room: Senate Republicans’ ‘Temporary and Targeted’ Tax Cuts Are Permanently Targeted To The Wealthy
Think Progress: Supporters Of $1.3 Trillion Bush Tax Cuts In 2001 Now Call $900 Billion Recovery Plan Billion ‘Too Much’
President Obama and Democrats continue to defend tax cheats
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... nomination. Today, Obama reaffirmed his support for Daschle. When he was asked if he still supports Daschle despite tax “errors,” Obama gave a one-word reply, “absolutely.”
On Saturday, Democratic senators John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Ted Kennedy and Charles Schumer defended Daschle.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Max Baucus, issued a statement supporting Daschle’s confirmation.
According to Chris Wallace, all of this Democrat support for tax cheats lead one of the top Republicans in the ...
Senate Republicans’ ‘Temporary and Targeted’ Tax Cuts Are Permanently Targeted To The Wealthy
Wonk Room —
... KYL: The centerpiece of this is a $500 rebate to folks, about 27 percent of whom don’t even pay federal income tax. That didn’t work last year. It’s not going to work this year. And so that’s not a good place to start. ...
Supporters Of $1.3 Trillion Bush Tax Cuts In 2001 Now Call $900 Billion Recovery Plan Billion ‘Too Much’
Think Progress —
... Similarly, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lamented, “[T]his bill spends far too much,” while Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said, “It’s very wasteful…if you throw in the interest it’s about $1.3 trillion.” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) called passing such a large package this week “just unthinkable.” Watch a compilation of these and other complaints about the size of the package: ...
Supporters Of $1.3 Trillion Bush Tax Cuts In 2001 Now Call $900 Billion Recovery Plan Billion ‘Too Much’
The Hollywood Liberal —
... .” Similarly, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lamented, “[T]his bill spends far too much,” while Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said, “ It’s very wasteful …if you throw in the interest it’s about $1.3 trillion.” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) called passing such a large package this week “just unthinkable.” Watch a compilation of these and other complaints about the size of the package: Such objections are indeed ironic coming from some of the greatest advocates for President Bush’s $1.35 trillion tax cut package in 2001. Indeed, when Bush introduced his tax cuts he declared, “A warning light is ...
