House Dem Caucus votes to reject tax compromise

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From NBC's Luke Russert


In a non-binding vote Thursday, the House Democratic Caucus voted to reject the president's tax compromise.

This is significant in the sense that it shows how many House Democrats are angry about the compromise with Republicans to temporarily extend the cuts for the highest earners, but it is not binding in regards to legislation that goes to the floor.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, who controls how legislation comes to the House floor, said on Morning Joe today that Democrats need to back the President's deal.

But sources tell NBC News that with enough GOP support, there are enough moderate Democrats and rank and file Democrats to reach 218 in the House.

so does this mean that the dem party is saying no to it's leader? This was the first public comprimise and the dems in Congress are pissed?

*sigh*

So much for bipartisanly fucking us all over at the same time.

This is going to end badly for all of us.

 

[Claudette]

According the the story its a non-binding vote.

Here's hoping smarter heads prevail.

I don't like whats being added to the deficit with the Rep/Obama bill.

I would like it even less if business owners making $250,00 or more were taxed. Thats a no win. Who the hell is going to hire or expand if they have to pay higher taxes?? I sure wouldn't.

No one knows how that clusterfuck of a HC bill is going to affect business either. Too bad that peice of shit doesn't blow away.

If business didn't have to worry about their taxes going up or the cost of Obamacare I think you would see the economy take off like a freight train.

 

[Sallow]

Doesn't matter. Demint vowed a filibuster.

 

[WillowTree]

I think the demonRats should stick to their guns. Never give up. soak the piss outta the rich. Americans just love "class warfare." Yep they do.

 

[DiamondDave]

Fine... reject it...

Either bring it back where the cost of the expanded UI benefits are taken care of by reducing funding to some bullshit program or entitlement... and then send it back across...... or, keep having the house screw around like this and watch 2012 become a fucking bloodbath with DEM politician carcasses left all over the place

 

[007]

Fine... reject it...

Either bring it back where the cost of the expanded UI benefits are taken care of by reducing funding to some bullshit program or entitlement... and then send it back across...... or, keep having the house screw around like this and watch 2012 become a fucking bloodbath with DEM politician carcasses left all over the place

With what you see the dems doing right now, you should still see their filthy carcasses left all over the place in '12.

 

[Jeremy]

Do these dumb fucks realize that these "tax cuts for the rich" also include small business owners that are unlucky enough to earn over 250k a year?

Hey Palosi!....

Fuck You Bitch!!!!
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[blastoff]

This is a real mess for Barry. Dims are threatening to revolt here and, if they do, he comes off looking like the village idiot. If you recall his press conference to explain the deal...why he did it, what his choices were, best to take now what he could get as opposed to a worse deal in the new congress next month, and so on. So if they follow through he's got his fellow Dimocrats telling the whole world what a lousy negotiator he is. That's rather unprecedented as far as I can recall.

Who knew hope and change would turn out to be such a beautiful thing!

 

[boedicca]

This means that the GOP will have to sort out this mess early next year - and Obama will be stuck with the blame of failure for quite awhile.

This temporary extension, while better than nothing, is not going to have a major stimulative impact on the economy. Obama has loudly telegraphed that he is going to be fighting to raise taxes on The Rich - so the small businesses will not expand jobs nearly as much as they would if the tax cuts were permanent or reliable for much longer time span.

 

[Claudette]

I have a stong feeling that the left of the Dem party will be looking for someone else in 2012.

I wonder if the whole Dem party feels that way or they will stick with Barry Boy??

 

[LibocalypseNow]

"Non-Binding." It's only symbolic. It will pass. The Democrats are just putting on a show for the TV cameras. This cannot pass without Democratic support. The Democrats completely control Congress. They could kill this thing if they really wanted to. Will they? I seriously doubt it. It's all just empty whiny bluster coming from the usual suspects. I'm calling their bluff. If the Democrats despise this so much,then simply vote it down and don't pass it.

 

[boedicca]

I have a stong feeling that the left of the Dem party will be looking for someone else in 2012.

I wonder if the whole Dem party feels that way or they will stick with Barry Boy??

George Soros is already working on that.

The Far Left is abandoning Obama. That could be the best hope for the Dems. It would be better for them and the country to move close to the center.

 

[Two Thumbs]

According the the story its a non-binding vote.

Here's hoping smarter heads prevail.

I don't like whats being added to the deficit with the Rep/Obama bill.

I would like it even less if business owners making $250,00 or more were taxed. Thats a no win. Who the hell is going to hire or expand if they have to pay higher taxes?? I sure wouldn't.

No one knows how that clusterfuck of a HC bill is going to affect business either. Too bad that peice of shit doesn't blow away.

If business didn't have to worry about their taxes going up or the cost of Obamacare I think you would see the economy take off like a freight train.

I think this vote is a toe in the water kind of thing. Checking to see who's with you and who's not and assuming a few will change thier votes when it's for real.

We need something stable. This unsureness is an anchor on the economy.

I shudder to imagine if this drags into next year and we all get a tax increase.

fucking politicians

I think we can track this back to Pelosis "we won, you lost" gloat. You flip the other team the bird, they are going to dig in thier heels and look for any win. Then calling them the party of 'no'. how unprofessional. So the gop digs in harder, draws a line. So now, even though big 0 wants compramise, the dems can't do it b/c they talked to much shit.

Man, I advise everyone to invest in KY, we are all going to need some lube.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

It's all symbolic.... at the end of the day, they know it is all so much class warfare nonsense that appeals to roughly 10% of the population.

Taxes will not go up on anyone.

 

[Two Thumbs]

I have a stong feeling that the left of the Dem party will be looking for someone else in 2012.

I wonder if the whole Dem party feels that way or they will stick with Barry Boy??

George Soros is already working on that.

The Far Left is abandoning Obama. That could be the best hope for the Dems. It would be better for them and the country to move close to the center.

"It would be better for them and the country to move close to the center."

Your not supposed to smoke that pipe dream.

 

[Claudette]

I must say. The left must be a bunch of idiots.

Did they honestly think that OL'BO would become Prez and suddenly America is Socialist??

Liberals comprise less that 20% of the population.

The majority of America is center right and I sure hope it stays that way.

 

[Old Rocks]

The majority of American voters elected President Obama. 53%. The idea was a change from the wealth of the top 2% increasing at 20 times as that of the rest of the nation. We now have an economic situation in which we are stil on the brink of a Depression. There has never been, in the history of this nation, a greater disparity in wealth between the workers and the wealthy.

If we defund the government, as the Conservatives seem so desirous of doing, we will go down as in '29. And there will be neither left nor right of center.

 

[M14 Shooter]

How, exactly, do the Dems expect the working/middle class to afford their tax hike?

 

[LibocalypseNow]

This is all just choreographed phony outrage coming from the usual suspect Democrats. Nothing can be passed unless the Democrats support it. This is just fact. They're gonna vote for this in the end. Bet on it.

 

[M14 Shooter]

If we defund the government, as the Conservatives seem so desirous of doing, we will go down as in '29. And there will be neither left nor right of center.

2009 GDP:$14,277B
FY2009 revenues: $2,104B
% GDP taken as federal revenue:14.7%
The government is defunded?