Republicans break tax pledge hours after proposing it....
 

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/...e-tax-cut.html

The republican defence was just as pathetic.. Oh now so helping small biz is bailouts and tax increases?

This "Pledge to America" Is starting to be a dream come true for democrats picking it apart piece by piece to show how republicans vote against what they stand for time and time again.

both of those parties are out of contention for a while - with any luck

Stewart TORE APART that idiotic pledge. Showing it to be about as Bush Era as it gets.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/9...dge-to-America!

^^ LOL Ain't that the truth. :haha:


Somehow I'm just not surprised. Regardless of which party makes a "pledge", we can certainly count on promises not being kept. :shifty:

There's only one party and that's the business/corporate party.

HR 5297 is a good bill. Small business lending has been stagnant, and anything that can help prime the pump to get credit flowing in the SBA space is money well spent. I don't have the chart in front of me, but SBA loan volume plummeted after the 90% guarantee expired a few months ago (SBA loans are normally 80% guaranteed by the SBA.) This bill will extend the 90% provision and increase max loan size.

Stop being so partisan and look at things more pragmatically.

So what you're saying is that just because just ONE Republican voted for a tax bill that means the RepublicanS broke their tax pledge?

You Democrats sure are sounding more and more desperate to deflect public attention from your upcoming November train wreck. :DL

Thats exactly what is being said.

Walter Jones at that .. not exactly a 'staunch conservative'.

If conservatives do adhere to the tennants of this proposal it will be the liberals worst nightmare as it is exactly what a substantial proportion of the citizenship is looking for and directly contrary to the liberal agenda.

I guess the libs are saying "Hey were all for bigger goverment and higher taxes !!!"

I see this as a pre-emptive strike.

Isn't this the kind of knee-jerk reaction that you were just deriding Team R for?

Also forgot to mention that the 'pledge' basically says "If we (conservatives not R vs D) gain control of congress agin, we pledge to stand by these standards".

Well right now they do not have contorl of congress and the climate on capitol hill is us tax and spend kensyian economic model vs them lower taxes smaller goverment and the one senator decided to join the 'us'.

I disagree with that, especially given the fact that the banner headline reads 'The 2010 Republican Agenda'.

http://pledge.gop.gov/

How is it any liberals worst nightmare? Its full of the same stuff (in some cases word for word same stuff) they were saying back when they got their asses thrown out in 2006 and 2008. Heck, even the same stuff recycled from the 1994 Contract with America. And none of that got done either.

This is nothing new or different from the GOP.

No, it says Republicans, except for one, failed to vote for tax cuts, except for one.

I'll just make one last point and back out of this 'discussion' because I know it is pointless in that no one will change their minds.

At least the republicans present a plan and if you read it you will see it is very much NOT "buisness as usuall".

Yall enjoy your talking points now. :salute:

:rotfl2: Be amazed as Jon Stewart proves that it is indeed by matching these "new ideas" said yesterday word for word with "new ideas" said 7 years ago:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/th...rom-the-pledge

Boehner 2010 repeating word for word what he said in 1998 (@ 2:54 in the video) was especially priceless.

If you believe this stuff, I have a bridge to sell you.