WH warns tax defeat could trigger new recession

[defendandprotect]

WH warns tax defeat could trigger new recession

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Charles Babington, Associated Press –

WASHINGTON – Raising the direst alarm yet, the Obama administration warned fellow Democrats on Wednesday that if they defeat the big tax-cut compromise detested by many liberals, they could jolt the nation back into recession.

President Barack Obama appealed anew for Congress to "get this done" and insisted that more congressional Democrats would climb aboard as they studied details of the $900 billion year-end measure. Several did announce support on Wednesday, but at least one said there still was "a mood to resist."

One Democratic opponent, Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, forecast a result that would abruptly reverse Congress' voting pattern of the first two years of Obama's term: "It will be passed by virtually all the Republicans and a minority of Democrats." He said he would vote against it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tax_cuts

[MadamAB]

1. Pulling out all the stops eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVURyaA9UWY&feature=player_embedded

[amborin]

2. the proposed "deal" is bad enough; but these transparently cynical

scare tactics are an added layer of insult

[Crazy Dave]

Sounds like the "If we don't bail out the banks" (TARP) speech

The good ole "fear tactics" or the "politics of fear manual must have been left in the Oval Office when GW moved out.

I'm just waiting to here another "Yellow cake uranium" speech.

[somone]

3. Hope & Change is now Fear & Intimidation?

[Angry Dragon]

4. THE SKY IS FALLING!! ........THE SKY IS FALLING!!

Using the old republican fear thread...............

[RegieRocker]

5. Give me a break!!!

If the Trillions of bailout didn't do it this won't either. Just print more fake money to make up for the lost revenue.

[pa28]

6. And the bully pulpit is finally dusted off.

Ironically it's being used against Democrats.

[the redcoat]

7. "If the rich don't get cuts, Iran will have WMDs"

[phasma ex machina]

8. America never actually "got out of" Bush's depression.

Recession, green shoots, whatever.