Bush's top 1% tax cuts will be "rolled back" was the campaign promise

[mymessageboardid]

Then right after the election we are told they will be left alone to expire in 2010. Based on how everything else has "changed" I'm getting the strangest feeling those 1%-ers don't have anything to worry about.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Historic NY]

1. don't worry Congress will be too busy to take it up... the GOP is assuring that.

[Hello_Kitty]

2. I always assumed letting them expire in 2010 was what he meant.

Lot easier to do that than to try and get a rollback passed earlier.

[mymessageboardid]

4. No

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-04-01-obama-iowa_N.htm

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Axelrod_Obama_may_delay_tax_rollback_1123.html

[lamp_shade]

11. So did I.

[tammywammy]

15. As did I. n/t

[pnwmom]

3. They've already reinstated the estate tax that was set to completely expire in 2010. n/t

[napi21]

5. I believe they expire at the end of 2010 and the Dems will

let them expire! It's not that far away and by far the easiest way to make it happen!

[defendandprotect]

6. GOP put thru tax cuts for the rich with 51 votes . . . 51 votes... 51 votes = simple majority --

[WCGreen]

8. It's a budget item so I'm almost positive it could be taken up as a reconciliation

[defendandprotect]

12. Rather, the GOP was fighting back when Democrats were in power . ..

to make it 60 votes to INCREASE taxes!!!

However, it was done, please notice that whether the GOP is the majority or the minority --

they get thru whatever it is they are after!!!

Also notice that whether the Dems are the majority or the minority -- they don't!!

[WCGreen]

14. The GOP never has any trouble keeping their whips crackin'...

[bigwillq]

7. Maybe not.

Time will tell.

[Cant trust em]

9. Letting them expire has always been the plan.

"Rolling them back" was just a way to take more credit for it using semantics. It's just campaign rhetoric, not a policy change.

[defendandprotect]

13. As I recall it, there was an option to turn them over earlier . . . it wasn't taken . ..

And rather than "he did say/he didn't say" maybe we need politicians signing

PLEDGES . . . so we know what we're actually voting for???

[Cant trust em]

17. I don't recall that.

As for the pledges, I'm not sure that is a good idea. Things change. Public policy is difficult.

[defendandprotect]

19. As I recall it, there was talk during campaign to overturn earlier than called for ....

they walked up to it, didn't see it and walked by it --

Yes, "things change" -- mainly in the sense of "NO CHANGE" --- !!

Public policy is based on corporatism --

Be sure to read Jane Hamsher's article on that --

it's what we're really fighting.

PLEDGES would be one way to hold candidate's feet to the fire --

The main way, however, would be to "bar corporations from any participation whatsoever

in our elections."

[Triana]

10. I'm done with Obama. Don't trust him anymore. His actions (or lack thereof)

speak volumes. This latest LIEbermann/Reid thing - well that CAPPED it for me. He's made a joke of the Nobel Peace Prize too - and I could go on but heck, just see the archives here at DU for the history.

Pfft.

[defendandprotect]

21. Look at the corporate money and who owns Obama ... what did we expect????

[lonestarnot]

16. Truly will be the last fucking straw!

[raccoon]

18. K&R nt

[David Zephyr]

20. What did the billionaire say to the other billionaire?

"I'm beginning to like this Obama. Who knew?"

[Bushknew]

22. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious

wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them.

Matthew 7:15,16

[bluestateguy]

23. Hang tight

They're going away in October.

[Kansas Wyatt]

24. Sure, and it's no coincidence that Obama is putting together a panel...

To figure out what to do about the debt, before that expiration. Bend over, it's coming.

I do not need another year to figure out that Barack Obama sold out the American People.

[EFerrari]

25. Thanks, mods.