Chimpy's Tax Gap Gaffe

[jefferson_dem]

As the substantive impact of Kerry's drubbing of * is absorbed, it seems that one of the most important exchanges was the when Kerry offered a litany of specific policies that would help secure the homeland.

Recall *'s desperate grasping for a retort, only to mumble a comment about "how could we afford to pay for all these things." Kerry smacks back with "We didn‘t need that tax cut. America needed to be safe."

Damn! This is a freaking supreme opportunity for Kerry slam * for choosing tax cuts for the wealthy over homeland security. Kerry hit on this in FL today. Especially as the debate moves to domestic policy, here's a pivot that really works in that it will justify his vote on the $87 billion and build on Kerry's momentum from debate #1.

[Supersedeas]

1. JERRERSON - you are all over this - Absolutely

What the "cheney" is a tax gap anyway - one of those irrelevant deficits.

[jefferson_dem]

3. "A Tax Gap"?

Shit. I'm thinking that is just another orwellian buzz phrase conjured up by heartless conservatives - an effort to justify leveraging a larger tax burden on those who can least afford it while protecting money grubbers.

[Sparkly]

5. He's trying to scare people into thinking Kerry will raise their taxes

which of course is far scarier than a loose nuke from Russia in an uninspected cargo container coming to a port near you...

[life_long_dem]

2. How about this one

Bush policies drive surge in corporate tax freeloading.
82 BIG U.S. corporations paid NO tax in one or more BUSH years.
http://www.ctj.org/

[jefferson_dem]

4. Yep, it's started. Hammer away JK!

George W. Bush's Choice: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Over Protecting the Homeland, Says Kerry Campaign

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=669&u=/usnw/20041001/pl_usnw/george_w__bush_s_choice__tax_cuts_for_the_wealthy_over_protecting_the_homeland__says_kerry_campaign148_xml&printer=1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- George Bush (news - web sites) chose giving tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans ahead of making America secure. Once again, during last night's debate, George Bush made his choice clear. John Kerry (news - web sites) made it clear that, as president, he will put America's safety ahead of tax cuts for the wealthy. One of the fundamental choices of this election is whether we can afford more tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of keeping America secure and investing in education and health care.


A FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE:


John Kerry Supports Funding Homeland Security Over A Tax Cut For The Wealthy. "This president thought it was more important to give the wealthiest people in America a tax cut rather than invest in homeland security. Those aren't my values. I believe in protecting America first." (John Kerry, Presidential Debate, 9/30/04)


Bush Is More Worried About A Tax Cut For The Wealthy Than Protecting The Homeland. Bush said, "I don't think we want to get to how he's going to pay for all these promises. It's like a huge tax gap." (George W. Bush, Presidential Debate, 9/30/04)


JOHN KERRY CHOSE HOMELAND SECURITY:


John Kerry Has Voted to Lower the Tax Cut to Provide Additional Funding for Homeland Security. On March 21, 2003 Kerry voted to "To raise the 2003 caps by $3.5 billion for homeland security funding through a Domestic Defense Fund at the Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in FY 2003 and to reduce the size of newly proposed tax cuts in the amount of $7 billion to pay for this amendment and for the cost of previously passed homeland security funding." (RC 73, S Con Res 23, 3/21/03)

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