Hum Dinger
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- Aug 19, 2008
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The Republicans have two choices:
1. Give the President everything he wants now.
2. Go over the fiscal cliff, then give the President everything he wants now, plus a whole lot more.
The Republicans made a huge mistake by assuming that the president would not be re-elected. If they had known, they never would have made the 'fiscal cliff' deal. They are screwed and they know it (at least the ones that have an ounce of brains do).
Once we 'go over the cliff':
1. The Bush tax cuts are history. Any tax cuts will have to be renegotiated from scratch.
2. There will be massive cuts in military spending - the Republicans will have to barter to reinstate each and every program.
3. The Republicans have a huge number of entitlement programs they DO NOT want eliminated (despite their posturing). These will be up for barter and the Republicans are going to have to fight publicly for each one.
4. The Republicans have supported closing tax loop holes to balance the budget - now the President can hold their feet to the fire and make them close the loopholes for the wealthy.
5. The Republicans have to worry about re-election, the President does not. Any continued fiscal crisis will cause them a lot of pain at the polling booth.
1. Give the President everything he wants now.
2. Go over the fiscal cliff, then give the President everything he wants now, plus a whole lot more.
The Republicans made a huge mistake by assuming that the president would not be re-elected. If they had known, they never would have made the 'fiscal cliff' deal. They are screwed and they know it (at least the ones that have an ounce of brains do).
Once we 'go over the cliff':
1. The Bush tax cuts are history. Any tax cuts will have to be renegotiated from scratch.
2. There will be massive cuts in military spending - the Republicans will have to barter to reinstate each and every program.
3. The Republicans have a huge number of entitlement programs they DO NOT want eliminated (despite their posturing). These will be up for barter and the Republicans are going to have to fight publicly for each one.
4. The Republicans have supported closing tax loop holes to balance the budget - now the President can hold their feet to the fire and make them close the loopholes for the wealthy.
5. The Republicans have to worry about re-election, the President does not. Any continued fiscal crisis will cause them a lot of pain at the polling booth.