https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/11/21/no-more-kicking-the-tax-hike-can/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 17:17:37 -0400<![CDATA[The fascinating thing about the upcoming Obama tax hikes &#8211; and I imagine that the irony that if the Democrats had just made Bush&#8217;s tax cuts permanent in the first [place] then they wouldn&#8217;t be in this mess right now hasn&#8217;t been lost on the Democratic leadership* &#8211; is that they&#8217;re hardly inevitable.  The current ratio is 255/180 Democrat/Republican in the House; 58/41 (Kirk needs to be seated, still) in the Senate.  The Democrats can easily pass a bill that will ensure that people&#8217;s taxes will not automatically rise in January; and they can pass it whenever they like.]]>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:09:35 -0500<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/11/21/no-more-kicking-the-tax-hike-can-n37076