Comments on: The Note’s Must-Reads for Tuesday, December 11, 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/the-notes-must-reads-for-tuesday-december-11-2012/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 02:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bethlawyer http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/the-notes-must-reads-for-tuesday-december-11-2012/#comment-29842235 bethlawyer Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:37:23 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=828296#comment-29842235 If the Clinton economy was so great and if Clinton’s economic policies so fair to everyone, as we heard throughout the presidential campaign, why is it a “fiscal cliff” for everyone (not just those earning over $250,000) to return to the Clinton tax rates? And didn't Obama and both parties sign off on the "fiscal cliff" terms (Budget Control Act of 2011) in August of 2011? Here’s how Obama praised the “fiscal cliff” legislation on August 2, 2011: “This compromise guarantees more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. It’s an important first step to ensuring that as a nation we live within our means. Yet it also allows us to keep making key investments in things like education and research that lead to new jobs, and assures that we’re not cutting too abruptly while the economy is still fragile.” If the Clinton economy was so great and if Clinton’s economic policies so fair to everyone, as we heard throughout the presidential campaign, why is it a “fiscal cliff” for everyone (not just those earning over $250,000) to return to the Clinton tax rates? And didn’t Obama and both parties sign off on the “fiscal cliff” terms (Budget Control Act of 2011) in August of 2011? Here’s how Obama praised the “fiscal cliff” legislation on August 2, 2011:
“This compromise guarantees more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. It’s an important first step to ensuring that as a nation we live within our means. Yet it also allows us to keep making key investments in things like education and research that lead to new jobs, and assures that we’re not cutting too abruptly while the economy is still fragile.”

]]> By: tmferretti http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/the-notes-must-reads-for-tuesday-december-11-2012/#comment-29841935 tmferretti Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:08:08 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=828296#comment-29841935 Ari Flecher, a senior republican strategist, was on CNN last night. He said the GOP was holding a conference to re-structure the party and be more inclusive, on gay marriage, women’s, rights, abortion, immigration, etc. He never mentioned unions and other middle class institutions. Give me a break. Do the republicans think that taking $2000 out of everyone’s paycheck because they think the 2% need a tax break so badly will get them middle class votes? Take $2000 dollars out of my paycheck, destroy my collective bargaining rights, cut my Social Security and Medicare, and I don't give a damn if you are or are not for gay rights, I'm not voting for you. Ari Flecher, a senior republican strategist, was on CNN last night. He said the GOP was holding a conference to re-structure the party and be more inclusive, on gay marriage, women’s, rights, abortion, immigration, etc. He never mentioned unions and other middle class institutions.

Give me a break.

Do the republicans think that taking $2000 out of everyone’s paycheck because they think the 2% need a tax break so badly will get them middle class votes?

Take $2000 dollars out of my paycheck, destroy my collective bargaining rights, cut my Social Security and Medicare, and I don’t give a damn if you are or are not for gay rights, I’m not voting for you.

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