Today, Howard Fineman of Newsweek has outlined how he believes Karl Rove would like to frame the Democrats for the Midterm Elections. [
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...]
"The idea is to get Democrats to vote against the tax-cut bill -- ANY tax-cut bill. Let the op-ed pages rail about the deficit and the debt; the White House survivalists won't care if they can find a way to accuse the Democrats of "wanting to raise taxes."
It is long past time that we see Dems. take the floor and FORCEFULLY defend against extending these unconscionable tax cuts for the rich. In my dream world....it would sound something like this:
Mr. Speaker, I take the floor today to voice my opposition to the attempt to extend these tax cuts. It is unbelievable to me that any sane person would consider such a move. At a time when we are in a state of unending war, we are currently pilling up hundreds of billions of dollars of debt that must be repaid by future generations. This Republican Congress has behaved like a drunken sailor on a shopping spree with a no-limit credit card stolen from our grandchildren. HOW DO WE SLEEP AT NIGHT!
If you want to say I'm in favor of tax increases....GO AHEAD! When is this body going to exercise any form of fiscal discipline??? Who will speak for those future generations who don't have a voice? I WILL!! ...THAT"S WHO!! Who among us can look into their heart and honestly say this is the right thing to do. Who can look into the eyes of your children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren and tell them with a straight face that you are acting in their best interest???
I, for one, say it stops here. I cannot extend these tax cuts with a clear conscience. If for this reason, the voters deem that I should not represent them after the next election, that's fine with me. They will get what they deserve. I think the American people are smarter than that.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it Karl Rove.