Thursday, December 9, 2010
Democrats should stand their ground
As Michelle Obama would say, today is the first time I have been proud of...the Democrats in the Senate. I was excited to hear the news that Senate Democrats were not going to bring the recently negotiated tax deal to a vote. They have finally realized that Republicans are in the minority. Not only in the Senate but in the US. A recent Gallop poll on the Bush tax cuts show 85% of Republicans support temporary tax cuts for all, while only 67% of independents, and 52 percent of Democrats hold this view. While this may not play to the current stance of blocking the tax cuts it shows that Republicans are further out of step with Independents than the Democrats. Additionally when asked about an extension of unemployment, the numbers supporting the extension were Democrats 84%, Independents 71% and Republicans 43%. Add in Americans views on the repeal of don't ask don't tell which are Democrats 71%, Independents 63%, and Republicans 34% and you begin to wonder why the Senate Democrats are only now getting angry about 2 years worth of compromise with the obstructionist right.
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Derek Anderson Fan says:
ReplyDeleteI don't think you have your facts straight, sir. Senate Dems are still pussies... it was the house (led by Speaker Pelosi) who rejected the President's capitulation.
The House has consistently been more progressive than the Senate and while the House may be leading the way on this revolt, many Democratic Senators have been outspoken as well. Most are actually angry for the first time. Harry Reid plans to submit his own plan instead of just putting the compromise up for a vote as is. That is more balls than he has shown all year.
ReplyDeleteDA Fan says:
ReplyDeleteIt was reported on Countdown (I think) yesterday that the Senate Dem whip count was 12 For, 30 solidly against, and I guess the rest either "on the fence" or perhaps just unknown. That is not too bad. But if the House holds firm, it will not matter what the Senate thinks - at least not until the 112th congress is sworn in in January.