Obama promises to veto Bush tax cuts

[sasha031]

@BenjySarlin: ABC reports Obama promises to veto Bush tax cuts if cmte doesn't come up w tax reform, so some leverage there

:boring:

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. That's funny. n/t

[LonePirate]

2. Didn't he also say back in 2010 that he would let the cuts expire? Or am I misremembering?

His words are hollow. I won't trust another word he says until I see some actions to back up those words.

[obxhead]

17. He said in in 2010,

he said it many times in 2008.

When it came time to actually do it, he happily signed the extension for breadcrumbs in return. One of those breadcrumbs was a promise from Republicans to work with him on the debt ceiling.

Looks like campaign Obama is making an appearance again.

[Autumn]

3. Déjà vu

how exciting.

[mmonk]

pfffft

:spray:

[neverforget]

4. veto what? He does nothing and they expire.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. Exactly.

I'm confused. Obama doesn't have to do anything and they expire automatically.

The only question is, does Obama have the spine to do nothing?

[DCBob]

24. I assume he meant if any legislation is passed that includes extending the Bush tax cuts.

he will veto it.

[Autumn]

12. Yeah but it's a win

what the hell is wrong with us. It's a win. We just shouldn't mention that part about he does nothing and they expire. That would be irrelevant.

[senseandsensibility]

5. I can rest easy now, knowing

he's "got this."

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. That will be a first... veto that is...

[Donnachaidh]

8. ......

:eyes:

"Keep your eye on the pea folks, You'll make money if you can find the pea under the shell" :sarcasm:

[Poll_Blind]

9. K&R! Best humor thread all day!

:thumbsup:

PB

[steve2470]

10. Have a bill introduced to cancel those Bush tax cuts, maybe ?

I hope the rumor is just that and correct.

[wtmusic]

13. Bingo. If he's serious, that should be no problem.

[FormerDittoHead]

11. Let me guess... RIGHT AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION.

And what does "tax reform" mean? What's enough "tax reform"? Closing the corp jet loophole?

I can write a book on what "tax reform" would mean to me, starting with those corporate mail boxes in the Caribbean.

You know. The ones Obama talked about during his 2008 campaign.

http://sovereign-investor.com/2008/10/30/obama-victory-bad-news-for-caribbean-tax-havens/

Obama echoed this view on September 22 in a speech in Wisconsin, when he said, “We lose $100 billion every year because corporations get to set up mailboxes offshore so that they can avoid paying a dime of taxes in America. Imagine if you got to do that… I will shut down those offshore tax havens and corporate loopholes as President, because you shouldn’t have to pay higher taxes because some big corporation cut corners to avoid paying theirs.”

[Poll_Blind]

20. Ding! Ding! Ding! Exactly.

PB

[Demeter]

14. Promises, Promises

I'd rather buy a used car from Nixon.

[Bluebear]

15. Rofl

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. ...maybe..if the Repubs approve..the dems have a 600 seat majority..

and Waco, Texas is chosen to hold the Winter Olympics.

[Vinca]

18. Deja vu all over again.

[Ozymanithrax]

19. Sorry, but I do not beleve that assertion to be ture.

[City Lights]

21. Can I get that in writing, Mr. President? eom

[William769]

22. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. Sure

:eyes:

[robinlynne]

25. You mean the Obama 2010 tax cuts? those tax cuts? never again on my watch tax cuts?

[Karmadillo]

26. Psych!

nt