TPM: Two Major Conservative Obstacles Emerge To Tax Cut Compromise

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Two Major Conservative Obstacles Emerge To Tax Cut Compromise
Brian Beutler
December 7, 2010, 9:19PM

Two key obstacles emerged Tuesday night to the passage of President Obama's tax cut compromise with the GOP. Except this time they come from the right: The influential anti-tax group Club for Growth and conservative kingmaker Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) both came out in opposition to the agreement, threatening the breadth of Republican support for the plan.

"This is bad policy, bad politics, and a bad deal for the American people," said Club President Chris Chocola in a statement. "The plan would resurrect the Death Tax, grow government, blow a hole in the deficit with unpaid-for spending, and do so without providing the permanent relief and security our economy needs to finally start hiring and growing again."

"Instead, Congress should pass a permanent extension of current rates, including a permanent repeal of the death tax, and drop all new spending," Chocola said. "A month ago, the American people repudiated Washington big government. It's time for both parties to finally hear that message and act on it."

Asked whether he'd support the legislation, and oppose a filibuster to it, DeMint answered, simply, "no" to both questions. "It raises taxes, it raises the death tax. I don't think we needed to negotiate that aspect of this thing away," DeMint said. "I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point." DeMint, who's holding out for a permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts, wouldn't say how much support he has, but hinted it could be substantial: "I think there's going to be a lot of fallout on the Republican side, and I suspect even on the Democrat side," he said.

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[Atman]

1. Here we go.

All or nothing. Anything that HELPS Americans, they want nothing to do with it. FREE money for the rich...that is the only acceptable compromise for these ass clowns.

[safeinOhio]

2. Perhaps we could pay for the death tax

with a new tax on bread and water and the unemployment extension paid for by resending all child labor laws.


:sarcasm:

[harun]

5. Shush, don't give them any ideas.

[Tunkamerica]

7. i think it's rescinding. resending implies sending again.

[safeinOhio]

8. thanks, my mistake

but, looking at it again, it could work either way.:-)

[harun]

3. Obama unites the Tea-partiers and the Progressives.

In all honesty I think this will add about a trillion dollars to the debt so I can see why some of them are pissed too.

[fasttense]

4. Oh Good maybe Obama will listen to the RepubliCONS

He seems to get along much better with RepubliCONS anyway. He sure ain't listening to his base or the people.

[bowens43]

6. hopefully between the democrats and the cons

we can come up with enough votes to block this abomination.......

tax cuts for the upper 2 percent should not happen.