The only thing demoshits love more than taxes are higher taxes. On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote:
> > With the rollout comes the blowback. And with them both comes the > presidential-sized challenge for the not-yet president. > > It turns out you don't have to look very hard to find the fault lines > in President-elect Barack Obama's bid for a massive stimulus bill. He > tried to scare Congress into acting quickly on Thursday -- and more > pressure is coming Friday and beyond -- but there's still no measure > to act on, or even the outlines of one. > > Now there may not be one for a while. For the moment, at least, he's > got more to worry about on his left than on his right. (And if leaving > Howard Dean feeling snubbed helps sell the package -- please explain > how that one works.) > > Democrats in Congress, it turns out, have gotten used to having their > own ideas. With more questions being raised about billions and > bailouts on Friday, it's only going to get harder for the Obama sales > team. > > "President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan ran into > crossfire from his own party in Congress on Thursday, suggesting that > quick passage of spending programs and tax cuts could require more > time and negotiation than Democrats once hoped," Peter Baker and David > M. Herszenhorn report in The New York Times. "Further complicating the > picture, Democratic senators said Thursday that they would try to > attach legislation to the package that would allow bankruptcy courts > to modify home loans, a move Republicans have opposed." > > "But the broad support he has enjoyed so far for the basic concept is > now being tested as the specifics become clearer," Baker and > Herszenhorn write. > > "It was a remarkable speech for someone who isn't president yet and > hasn't revealed the details of his economic rescue plan," ABC's Jake > Tapper reports. "The most pointed criticism of the plan came from > Democrats who objected to Obama's plans to cut taxes for businesses > and for middle class families." > > http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/01/the-note-1909-o.html > > > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
