Last night, Senate Republicans
filibustered the Democrats push to extend the payroll tax cut. They also
blocked the Republican plan to extend the payroll tax cuts. A majority of Republicans voted against both.
So a majority of Republicans voted against the Democratic plan to extend the payroll tax cut, and a majority of Republicans voted against even the Republican plan to extend the payroll tax cut.
In other words, the Republicans don't want to extend the payroll tax cut at all. They want to raise taxes on every single working American. Not just the middle class—if you have a job, the GOP just voted to raise your taxes for Christmas.
Perhaps it's because Grover Norquist really does rule their world.
Norquist met with Republican members today to let them know that opposing the extension of the payroll tax cut—which would provide many families an extra $1,000 a year—would not amount to supporting a tax increase, National Journal’s Billy House reported [Thursday].
Coincidence?