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Congress Lifts Its Skirt Again

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img classalignleft srchttpstandupforamerica.files.wordpress.com201012bushtaxcutshurricane.jpgw219amph151 alt width219 height151 As I seem to be doing on a fairly regular basis at the moment, I must again apologize for the randomness of my posting schedule lately. As it turns out, time is such a limited commodity currently. But soon my tenure as a two job employee will be at an end. There is little doubt that the topic of the day seems to be the deal struck between the President and the Republicans in Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for all Americans in exchange for an extension of the unemployment benefits for those who need them. I have to say that the world of Washington DC as I know it appears to be Bizarro World. The Democrats are lambasting the President and spouting off about standing up for their principles. The Republicans are lambasting the President and spouting off about standing up for their principles. Well, now USWeapon is going to NOT lambast the President and point out the lack of principle in Washington DC. What a bunch of hypocritical children we have in Congress.img classalignright srchttpstandupforamerica.files.wordpress.com201012taxdealpricetag.jpgw386amph305 alt width386 height305 So the deal is basically this President Obama agreed to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, including those making over 250k a year, for an additional 2 years emthe 2011 and 2012 tax yearsem. In exchange, the Republicans agreed to extend unemployment benefits for 13 months. They proposed bill would also cut social security taxes for next year and set the estate tax at 35 with an exemption of 5 million.Let me first say that I am going to support this particular legislation for one simple reason every single thing that was mentioned above, with the exception of the unemployment provision, was a reduction in the amount of taxes that private citizens would have to pay. I, of course, would prefer that the estate tax be done away with completely. What right does the government have to that money emanswer noneem. While I would like to see dramatic reductions in payroll taxes, far beyond what these tax cuts provide, I will support anything that makes the number lower rather than higher.Personally, I think that the President was particularly wise in working this deal out now and attempting to get it done before the end of the year. The reality is that come January, the balance of power will shift in Congress and the Republicans would be able to get the tax cut extensions passed without conceding anything at all. Obama knows that and took the opportunity to at least get something out of the deal. The GOP took the deal because doing it this way is certainly easier than doing it in January without the White Houses help. What baffles me completely is the behavior of the far left in Congress, and truthfully, in the media as well.Pelosi and her fairweather friends are all the sudden at odds with the messiah in a way that I havent seen thus far. Pelosi went as far as to say that she will not bring this compromise bill to the house floor for a vote. And the rest of the far left progressive idiots have made complete asses of themselves for the better part of a week now. I give you evidence exhibit A, Anthony Weiner emhas there ever been a more appropriate name for such a petty dickhead as Weineremhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvsnP1zupIcYMy favorite parts of Weiners ridiculous nonsense The first has to be his plagiarism of the GOP line of placing debt burdens on our children and grandchildren. Interesting how NOW he cares about the debt burden place on future generations, but didnt seem to mind it at all with both health care and the spendulus bill. My next favorite part there were so many was when he feigned concern for the people of the country, and how they are going to be impacted. Apparently, Representative WHINER is more concerned about taking an idealistic stand than taking care of the American people. Another favorite was how he shirked the responsibility for the fact that the Democrats in the house emINTENTIONALLYem pushed this issue until after the midterm elections.caption id alignalignleft width199 captionGeorges St. Pierreimg class srchttpstandupforamerica.files.wordpress.com201012gspuse.jpgw332amph500 alt width199 height300 captionPerhaps my most favorite moment in that interview with Weiner was when Megyn Kelly asked him about the estate tax, a question that he absolutely acted like an arrogant prick about and refused to answer at all. She asked him why people should have that money taxed a second time in order to pass it on to their children. He REFUSED to answer, in my opinion, because there is absolutely no sane answer for that question that supports the progressive position. We dont have to get into an estate tax debate today, because I am working on an article specifically on the estate tax. Bottom line for me on exhibit A is that Anthony Weiner is one of the biggest dickheads in the United States Congress and I would pay a large amount of money for a pay per view event where Weiner has to fight Georges St. Pierre and no tap out is allowed. Or, for that matter, I am willing to sub in for GSP, and I promise I will make it more entertaining but the result will be the same.What has really happened with this entire debate is that the members of Congress have shown that partisanship and ideological stances are the backbone of how they intend to do business, regardless of the impact felt by the American people, or anyone else for that matter.The Democrats have aired out their belief that money earned by the American people IS NOT THEIRS. Weiner alluded to it it. Almost every far left progressive has alluded to it. Their premise from the start of this debate is that the Presidents deal is giving money to the wealthy that they do not deserve, that they do not need. In this stance, it is the progressive premise that is completely flawed. It is THE GOVERNMENT that does not deserve this money. It was earned by the citizen, not the government. That the wealthy are willing to give any portion of the fruit of their labor to the government in order to help pay for government is ignored. And remember the wealthy already pay the lions share of taxes. But that isnt enough for assholes like Weiner. He clings to the false belief that it is the governments money and that the government has the right to decide how much of it the citizen gets to keep. How ass backwards is thatThere was also Republican opposition to the deal reached between the GOP and Obama. Senator Jim DeMint believes that his party gave too much to get the deal and should wait until January when the Republicans take over control of the house to broker a better deal.emI appreciate the efforts made by my partys leaders to negotiate this deal but I believe Americans deserve much better. This deal should be rejected and then fixed,em DeMint wrote. emWe can easily extend these tax rates without increasing spending once the new crop of Republican senators, including Pat Toomey, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson are sworn in. emIn other words, DeMint also doesnt believe in compromise and believes that the GOP should, as Megyn Kelly noted above, play chicken with the fiscal future of the American people.Sarah Palin also appears to be against the deal, although her tweets are so cryptic I cannot be especially positive. She posted to twitter about the deal, emObviously Obama is so very, very wrong on the economy amp spins GOP tax cut goals so fiscal conservatives we expect you to fight for usem. I am not even sure what that means. Is sheimg classalignright srchttpstandupforamerica.files.wordpress.com201012cutspendingbaby.jpgw384amph263 alt width384 height263 And for the record I am tired of hearing things like the heading of the costs chart above. Politicians are keen on telling us that something like this is adding debt to our children. Unlike the health care bill or the stimulus, this bill isnt primarily about spending money. So the tax cuts are not emcostingem 577 billion. They are not costing a dime. It doest cost the government money to not take money from us. Instead, all that is happening is that the politicians are admitting that they are going to spend that tax revenue regardless of whether they get it or not. Whatever they do will cost something. Approving tax cuts will not. Here is a wacky suggestion. strongCut government spending by 577 billion, then the tax cuts are completely free.strong Does anyone else find it odd that the government never talks about cutting costs to pay for something like this I promise you no one on either side of the aisle will suggest this anytime soon.In the end, I believe that this move by the President was a prudent one. People like Weiner argue that the President failed to take a leadership position. I would argue that he did, in fact, take a leadership position. He decided that getting a deal done was more important than standing on his partisan principles. So he took the leadership position and made a deal. In doing so, he graciously provided cover for all the far left idiots in Congress. All they had to do was shut up and take the deal. If their constituents didnt like it, they could blame the President! They should have thanked the President for providing them that cover. Instead they decided to remain idealistic and partisan. As a result, the leadership the President has shown will increase his appeal with independents and moderate Republicans. And the idealistic stance that the progressives have shown will decrease theirs. Are there any more questions as to why the approval rating of Congress is always 20 points lower than whatever President sits in the Oval Office Even Bush has a higher approval rating than Congress. And that is thanks to people like Pelosi, Weiner, DeMint, and the rest of the partisan hacks who pretend to represent the American people.a hrefhttpstandupforamerica.files.wordpress.com201012gspgroundandpound.jpgimg classalignright srchttpstandupforamerica.files.wordpress.com201012gspgroundandpound.jpgw224amph400 alt width134 height240 aI could rant all day on the deal and the reactions to it. But I will instead stop here and open the floor for discussion. What do you think of the deal Those on the left, do you agree with Weiner Those on the right, do you agree with DeMint And what are we to make of this false ideal in Washington DC that money earned by the citizens is by default the property of government, and that any amount we are allowed to keep is given to us Isnt it time we reminded them that what we earn is ours and that what we give to them is literally a payment for services And since the service is so horrible, shouldnt we stop patronizing this establishmentAnd shouldnt Anthony Weiner have to fight Georges St. Pierre or at least USWThe DeMint quote was found here a hrefhttpthehill.comblogsballotboxsenateraces133105demintwaitformarcorubiorandpaulbeforedealingontaxcutsDeMint Wait for Marco Rubio, Rand Paul before dealing on tax cuts The Hills Ballot Boxa