But their worst nightmare, whether they know it yet or not, has come to pass. People are actually paying attention, and shameless manipulations like this are being brought immediately to the light.

And all it takes is one well-spoken, knowledgeable soul willing to call a spade a spade in public. Their whole house of marked cards comes crashing down at the hint of it.

Do the Democrats really fear losing reelection that much?

Yes they do.

Just like their dear leader Obozo they don’t want to have a paper trail for their opponent to campaign on.

After the debt ceiling battle is the 2012 budget. The Republicans must draw the line here or face doom in November.

That’s a bit of a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Don’t you think?

Reid’s plan is worse than anyone can imagine. He’s going to try to get this passed in the Senate ASAP and send it to the House ASAP.

Since Congress is in session now, time is of the essence!!

HotAir have all the sordid details. “Reid changing debt ceiling plan… thread.

I’m starting to call/fax immediately, no time to waste!! I plan on contacting the Senate first, followed by the House. If this is passed, we are done.

http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm

+$3.8 trillion, largest tax increase in American History in Reid’s bill

“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that his debt ceiling bill, in a bow to Republicans, includes no tax increases. But does it really?

An analysis from the Republican Senate Budget Committee staff shows that Reid’s bill includes gimmicks that, if passed, would account for approximately $3.8 trillion in revenue — or tax increases.

The maneuvering is complicated; but when explained properly, it becomes clear.

Reid’s proposal includes a provision that “deems” budget resolutions for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, but Senate Democrats have not yet produced a 2012 budget proposal, much less one for 2013.

Within those anticipated budget resolutions lie the tax increases, according to the analysis, and here is where it gets tricky.

When the Congressional Budget Office scores a proposal, it uses either current policy or current law as its baseline. Reid’s bill is based on current law, which assumes certain tax breaks will expire according to pre-determined scheduled. That is a big deal.

The 2001–2003 Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of 2012. And some business tax breaks, “death tax” cuts, and the patch for the Alternative Minimum Tax expire at the end of 2011. Reid’s proposal assumes that Congress will not act to renew or extend those expiring tax breaks.

The Alternative Minimum Tax patch is a tax that runs parallel to the regular tax code for high-income Americans. If a taxpayer falls within the right bracket (a high one), he must use the AMT to calculate his federal tax. The AMT targets items that are write-offs or tax-exempt for people in lower income brackets.

Congress acts to “fix” or raise the AMT patch every year, in order to ensure that it does not inadvertently include middle-class families.

Reid’s proposal assumes Congress will not act to fix the AMT at the end of 2011.

All told, the expired tax cuts would cost $3.8 trillion.

According to the Republican staff analysis, the baseline is not the only gimmick in Reid’s proposal, but it could be the worst.”

http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/30/analysis-says-reids-budget-plan-contains-gimmicks-that-could-result-in-tax-increases/#ixzz1TbisXTio%22Daily

He has said he would support the Reid plan.

I won’t dignify the other one by mentioning his name.
Brown is the best you’re going to get from this state. He’s with us 70% of the time.
Would you purists prefer a 0% guy? Keep it up and that’s what you’ll get.
And maybe if you succeed in defeating Brown, that will make the difference in controlling the Senate.
Nose, meet face.