signalmankenneth
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Subject: Obama and the tax cuts
Hi, Lisa,
Hope you're doing great. had to put in my two cents about Obama and the tax cut situation. rather than 'caving,' what he did was pay the ransom! the rethugs held this country's poor and unemployed hostage in order to get the tax breaks for their rich cronies extended.
If Obama hadn't done what he did, millions would be losing their unemployment. Democrats, for the most part, are decent people who care about the American people, and sometimes their decency makes them easy prey for the rethugs and their filthy tactics. when will folks learn not to vote for them? how many times to these crooks have to kick the average people in the teeth before they learn who is actually on their side? Obama is a pragmatist. he knew it was this or nothing. i feel bad for him that he had to do this, but the American people let him down voting so many rethugs into office. what do they expect??? getting off my soapbox now.
hugs,
Kathy
Murfreesboro, TN
Thanks for writing, Kathy.
I am doing fine. The less I say about my health the better I feel. lol
I hear you about Obama and I think he is doing the best job anyone could do after being handed the mess Bush and the Republicans left, but...he broke his campaign promise to the tune of $700+ billion dollars to give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans. Now we will be $700+ billion further in debt.
Nearly 60% of Americans are against the tax cuts for the wealthy. Obama had the country on his side and he chose to abandon that.
In 1995 President Bill Clinton stood up to Newt Gingrich and the Republicans who tried to shut most of the government down, not just once but twice. Their plan backfired. Public opinion favored the president. The icing on the cake was when Gingrich inserted his large reptilian foot into his mouth complaining that the president made him sit in the back of Air Force One. Clinton's polls soared after that.
Gingrich got even though, a few years later he led the impeachment of President Clinton.
Obama is not watching his back in my humble opinion.
He had 60% of the American public on his side to ax tax cuts for the rich and he threw it away along with $700+ billion dollars.
I seriously doubt the Republicans will show any gratitude to Obama.
I'm just waiting for their next attack on Obama.
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