Tax Cut Thursday

[kentuck]

Should the Democrats put off voting on the taxcuts until after the elections??

In my opinion, I think they should. Why?

Because they would be playing into the Republicans hands. If, after the election, and the Democrats still control the House and Senate, they Democrats will be holding the winning hand. They can vote on whatever tax bill they want. The political pressure of the elections is gone.

If the Republicans win the House, they cannot take control until next January. The Democrats are still in control until then. They will be a lame-duck Congress but they can get a lot done if they so desire. Democrats should not be pressured into voting for Republican tax cuts. Period.

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/tax-cut-thursday-dems-from-both-chambers-facing-big-decisions.php?ref=fpa

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Things are looking up for House Democrats who want to see a vote on the Bush era tax cuts before they adjourn to campaign in the final weeks of the election.

A top House Democratic leadership aide told TPM that an early caucus meeting on Thursday is being viewed as one of the last chances for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other advocates of holding a vote before the elections to make their case. We've covered the wrangling all week, and the Democratic aide said yesterday it had seemed like people who don't want a vote were winning. The leadership aide told TPM the conversations today are trending toward holding a vote before they adjourn next week.

Leadership is attempting to be considerate of members who are afraid of getting hit with negative attack ads that they are "raising" taxes if they vote against extending cuts for the wealthy, which are set to expire at the end of the year. For the last few weeks the complication has been with Democrats who want to extend all of the tax cuts, but reports out last night and this morning suggested that Democrats who wanted to head home were winning the battle.

"It's a much smaller percentage of people who don't want a vote at all, but if it's more than 39, it's a persuasive percentage," the aide said.

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