Report: Reid moving Senate towards vote on Obama tax cut plan

[WI_DEM]

According to the aide, Majority Leader Reid plans to introduce legislation that would permanently extend Obama's middle-class tax cuts but allow Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy to expire. The filibuster would allow Republicans to hold the tax cuts hostage, but by moving forward with the legislation Reid would force them to actually vote it down instead of merely threaten to block it, increasingly the political peril for Republicans in an election year.

If Republicans don't filibuster the measure, they'd have an opportunity to amend it with a permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but such an amendment would require 19 votes from Democratic senators, a nearly impossible challenge. At that point, GOPers could again decide to filibuster the legislation, but they would again face the political risk of holding middle-class tax cuts hostage just before an election.

www.dailykos.com

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Please oh please.

[ClassWarrior]

2. K&R

NGU.

[cilla4progress]

3. It's past time...

I'll believe it when I see it!

[Whisp]

4. let it be

let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

[ClarkUSA]

5. Another promise kept. Where are those "Democrats" who doubted Pres. Obama's resolve on this matter?

Oh, I know. They're unrec'ing this positive news.

:sarcasm:

[jenmito]

6. A hopeful K&R.

[Parker CA]

7. Let's go!! Great news.

[The Doctor.]

8. Simple, elegant, brilliant.

[Kdillard]

9. Fingers crossed that Reid will actually do this.

[COLGATE4]

10. I'm too old and have gotten my hopes up too often - I'll

believe it when I see it.

[WI_DEM]

11. me too, they hopefully will since it would be smart politics.

[ClassWarrior]

12. Really? An unrec?

NGU.

[musiclawyer]

13. I think he'll really do it, as out of character as it sounds. Why?

Because it's the one thing that assures his political survival in NV. The crazy tea-bag lady will have to open her mouth and will be exposed. Though I sure wish we had a strong majority leader in the Senate. HR ain't it.

[impik]

14. Do it already!

[simmonsj811]

15. K&R for the morning shift

:kick: :dem: :kick: HOLD THE VOTE!!!