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Susan Estrich’s barren complaints about Obama’s future tax hike plans.

If she was a guy, I’d be calling said complaints “impotent.”

[snip of all the reasons why Susan Estrich reflexively - and, alas, stereotypically - voted for Barack Obama]

I did not vote for Obama because I think I am paying too little in taxes.

While I think that it’s adorable that Susan Estrich thinks that Barack Obama cares about why anybody did or did not vote for him, it’s also pretty much irrelevant. What’s got her guts in an uproar is apparently rumors that the President wants to cap charitable deductions and lower the mortgage interest deduction… coupled with the sudden and unwelcome realization that Republicans are maybe going to smile nastily and let Obama do just that…

What’s that? Why is that a possibility? Oh, well, the reason why is because a hard cap on charitable deductions will bite deep into the willingness of rich liberals to fund nonprofits, including ones that are frankly front groups for Leftist advocacy organizations; and lowering the mortgage interest deduction will have the same effect on Blue State residents as would, say, a sledgehammer between the eyes would to a cow. Shared sacrifice, baby.

…anyway, Susan’s ox got gored, apparently; and now the woman wants to suddenly talk about bipartisan solutions. Amazing how conservative people get when it’s suddenly personal, huh? Not that it matters: Susan Estrich’s use to Obama disappeared the second the polls closed, and thanks to the 22nd Amendment he’ll never ever have to care about her again…

Moe Lane (crosspost)

PS: You should have seen the first draft of this. It probably would have gotten me punched.

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COMMENTS

  • gwalt

    Susan,
    First he was The One, then The Won, now he is The Own.
    Own it Susan, Own it. Pay it. Love it.

  • Mr. Sandman

    Twist it, Moe! I love this post. If “the one” wants to take away the charitable deduction, I say go ahead, the only charities our family gives to is through our church and we do not deduct our offerings out of conviction. Not that God doesn’t want anyone to deduct their tithes and offerings, it’s just something that God put on my heart…maybe this is the reason, eh? The mortgage interest deduction? Bring it on…my wife and I bought a house that was well within our means, you know…like responsible people do, so, if I can’t deduct the interest anymore…so what, it’s not that much. I’ll just sit back now and soak it all in…meanwhile, I’ll twist the dagger along with you.

  • dbkohl

    Moe, I’d love to read that first draft!

  • macbookben

    Democrat chickenssssssss, have come home to roossssssssssst!

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  • gscandlen

    Charles Lane wrote in the Washington Post yesterday that one reform that is very likely is eliminating the deduction for state taxes. That will hit wealthier people in places like California, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Illinois very hard. My hankies are ready.

  • The_Gadfly

    I think what he meant to say was that after that first read through you do for editing after writing the rough he realized that if he posted it, as a fair and proper moderator he’d have to use the blam stick on himself.

    But yeah, if he posted it on his personal site, I’d stop by to read it.