The Bush Tax Cuts passed the House by a margin of 277 to 148. I guess the public outcry over the biggest tax increase in history finally got through their reality bubble.
Also good news is the fact that Harry Reid pulled the pork-and-earmark laden omnibus budget bill off the floor, due, in large measure, to Tea Party pressure.
These are just two small steps toward restoring fiscal discipline and reigning in a gargantuan government, and Tea Partiers and other taxpayers are going to have to keep up the pressure to keep Washington from resorting to its old ways (and expect a lot of backsliding and heartbreak along the way). But both these victories prove one thing: elections matter. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Have the Republicans figured out how they’re going to pay for the welfare for their wealthy constituents they just jammed down the toilet of Congress? I sense a double standard here.
Another nasty bit about this bill is that the reduction in payroll taxes is a disingenuous way to damage Social Security. With any kind of luck, I’ll die of old age or illness before this plan finishes its bloody work.