Barack Obama, in my opinion, WANTS us to go over the fiscal bump everyone is calling a cliff because it sounds more dramatic. It’s in his interest. He’s already leaking that he is RELUCTANT to do it, but willing. Bullshit. He wants an economic downturn, PROVIDED he can blame it on Republicans. He wants to keep the rags humming 24/7 about the nefarious doings of Republicans, and how hard he fought to do the right thing–heroically, stoically, in defense of basic decency–but just couldn’t get prosperity for anyone but the rich because of those awful, awful, old rich white men.
Folks, we are talking about peanuts, less than $86 billion, as I understand it, and that’s if people invest as they have in the past. The likelihood is that actual receipts will be much less than that.
Yes, I get the whole principle thing, but we are fighting a war, and wars require strategy. Obama is strategizing. That’s all he does. He could care less about how the American people are affected by his policies, but he OBSESSES about power and how to get more of it, and keep what he has. This requires long term plans, and disciplined execution. They already have this one spun, if the Republicans are dumb enough not to give him what he wants.
A $50 billion “Stimulus”? Fuck it. Give it to him. We borrowed twice that every month of last year. We increased our debt $5 trillion last year.
Why in God’s name give him a propaganda coup when it is unnecessary? To be clear, ALL conservatives who vote for tax increases need to explain their reasoning. There is no reason to be coy about it. If Obama is right, and his ideas are good, then we will see an improving economy if he gets what he wants, right?
And if we don’t, does that not mean he was wrong? We KNOW he is wrong, but many Americans don’t. Let them find out the hard way. Frankly, most of America deserves a swift kick in the ass anyway.