Smart or cowardly? The decision not to bring the tax cut repeal to a vote before the midterms.

[Stinky The Clown]

A case can be made for both.

What do you think?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. They KNOW they don't have their own party votes

read Nelson and Lincoln...

[DFLforever]

2. Add Feinstein and Schumer

per TPM yesterday.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. How about Bay?

Usual suspects...

GRRR

[abelenkpe]

8. Bah! I hate Feinstein.

If anyone needs to be challenged it's her lame ass.

[depakid]

3. I think Kurt & Hunter's post nailed it spot on

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9190291

Methinks the problem lies with some corporate right Democrats don't want to be put on the record here.

Neither smart, nor necessarily cowardly, but craven.

[JVS]

4. No vote means that the tax cuts expire, right?

I'm fine with this.

[Abq_Sarah]

11. I'm not

The lowest bracket will increase to 15% and the standard deduction will be lower.

That is an increase for every taxpayer.

[JVS]

16. For which fiscal year? Would there be time to pass a cut for the bottom after the election?

[Uzybone]

14. if thats the end result I'm with you

even if they rise for those making under $250,000

[Uzybone]

15. dupe

n/t

[abelenkpe]

6. it's weak

they are missing an opportunity to show that democrats defend the middle and working class over the wealthy. Delaying it reminds many of us that that isn't completely true and increases the odds that those on the left will be discouraged and not turn up to vote. Many will think why bother? It's a bad message to send this close to the election.


Still can't they just let them expire?

[Stinky The Clown]

9. If the plan is simply to let them , they should say that. Instead, they're just wussing out

Letting them expire is not an impossible position to defend. Doing nothing is easy to see/spin as just plain cowardly.

[no limit]

7. 62% support the Obama plan on this. How in the world could anyone make the argument this is smart?

[Warren Stupidity]

10. They fear the reaction to a vote that extends tax cuts for billionaires

before the election.

[Stinky The Clown]

17. A very distinct possibility, my friend.

[Uzybone]

12. bewildering

then again, its Congressional Democrats. They have everyone scratching their heads.

[spanone]

13. they know the media will frame it as a tax increase no matter what they do.

[JerseygirlCT]

18. Cowardly and stupid. nt

[ladjf]

19. I think the decision was both dumb and cowardly and that is a

bad combination. nt

[ProdigalJunkMail]

20. they are waiting to see how the elections pan out

kinda like stickin' yer finger in the wind to see whichaway the wind be a-blowing...

sP

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. It's a bold display of what the Demcratic Party stands for...maybe and some day.

When there's enough dry powder and when they have 600 votes in the house and 150 votes in the senate and the Republicans approve.