"Put Up" Time for Whining Democrats

Now that the Democrats are back in power "where they belong," it's performance time for these Keystone Kops of the Beltway. I am very much reminded of the final scene in Robert Reford's excellent movie "The Candidate." Following political neophyte Bill McKay's (Redford) big upset victory for governor of Kalifornia, in an isolated moment at the victory celebration he looks around and says to no one in particular, "What do I do now?"

The Democrats are back in power. What do they do now? They have no marketable ideas, their campaign was one of complaint and finger pointing.

Burden Set to Shift On Balanced Budget
Bush Likely to Force Democrats' Hand

By Lori Montgomery and Nell Henderson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, January 16, 2007; Page A01

When he takes the House rostrum next week for the State of the Union address, President Bush will list among his goals a balanced federal budget, a shift for a president who has presided over record deficits while aggressively cutting taxes.

Politically, analysts say, the president is calling the bluff of Democrats, who won control of Congress in part by accusing Bush of reckless fiscal policies. While Bush now shares the Democrats' goal to erase the deficit by 2012, the politically perilous work of making that happen -- cutting spending or raising taxes -- falls to the Democratic-run Congress.

"The Democrats have assailed deficits under President Bush. The White House is telling Democrats to walk the walk," said Brian M. Riedl, a budget analyst at the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Budget experts and economists from across the political spectrum, including some who worked in the Bush White House, say that Bush is unlikely to offer real concessions toward a balanced budget in the plan he delivers to Congress next month.

Well Madame Speaker, whatcha gonna do? Are you going to raise taxes on the "wealthy" and destroy the economy? Actually that's a given, I'm almost certain of that. Close the "loopholes" on corporations so that they have to pay taxes? Oh, that's right, corporations don't pay taxes, their customers pay them. Not that that matters to you. It will "look" more fair if you force the corporations to pay their "fair share" of taxes. Who cares that it will actually be a tax increase on those "who can least afford it." It will at least look good for the cameras.

We are all waiting with bated breath for the Democrat's plan to save this nation from the ravages of President Bush. It is strange however, that you have suddenly quit calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Wasn't that the single most important item on your agenda? My, my, my, you are in a quandry aren't you? With the eager assistance of the Paleo-Media, you sold the American voters a bill of goods, but your warehouse is empty. Looks like Democrat lies all over again.

Well, we are watching Madame Pelosi, watching and waiting. Hope for your sake you get your act together. Otherwise "Nancy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

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