from MUTH'S TRUTHS <[EMAIL PROTECTED] MUTH'S TRUTHS The Mother of All Tax Battles Posted: 09 Sep 2008 12:42 PM CDT
It was Day 70 of the budget showdown and stand-off in California yesterday. The Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately want to raise taxes to close a $15 billion budget gap; however, all Republican state legislators but one have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and are sticking to the promise they made to their constituents to oppose and vote against any and all efforts to raise taxes. Since California requires a 2/3 super-majority vote to approve the state’s budget, Republicans are able to stop the Democrats from raising taxes even though they’re in the minority. And it’s driving California Democrats absolutely bonkers. When asked about the Tax Pledge in an interview, Democrat Assemblyman Mark Desaulnier complained about Republicans who signed it and “locked themselves in” to solving the budget crisis without raising taxes. “Why bother having representative government if you’re going to sign away your ability to be open-minded?” the tax-hiking liberal Democrat whined. What a dipstick. This campaign promise is the very ESSENCE of representative government. By signing the Tax Pledge and running on it, the voters of every Republican’s district knew going in that the Republican candidate wasn’t going to vote for higher taxes. And the voters elected them with that understanding. They decidedly did NOT vote for them to be “open minded” on raising taxes. This isn’t a breakdown in representative government, it’s the epitome of it. These Republicans are representing the position supported by the majority of voters in the district. Folks, this shows just how powerful the Taxpayer Protection Pledge can be in protecting taxpayers…as long as Pledge signers don’t buckle under pressure and break their promise. After all, we ARE talking about Republicans here. Has YOUR state legislator taken the Pledge? Find out HERE What’s the Big Deal? Posted: 09 Sep 2008 11:56 AM CDT In an interview with Bill O’Reilly on FOX News broadcast last night, Barack Obama actually made this ridiculously stupid statement: “If I am sitting pretty, and you’ve got a waitress who is making minimum wage plus tips, and I can afford it and she can’t — what’s the big deal for me to say, ‘I’m going to pay a little bit more.’ That is neighborliness.” Now, I could spend a week explaining what the “big deal” is for this kind of redistribution of wealth, but I have a big conference to put on in Las Vegas next week and just don’t have the time. So I’m inviting you all to have at it. Add your comments below and let ‘er rip… : MUTH'S TRUTHS, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA 60610 The only thing worse than Waco is the ongoing cover-up. http://www.documentarywire.com/waco-the-big-lie/ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4298137966377572665 http://www.myspace.com/bdsda http://www.movie-forumz.org/showthread.php?t=35645&highlight=waco The only thing worse than Waco is the ongoing cover-up. http://www.documentarywire.com/waco-the-big-lie/ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4298137966377572665 http://www.myspace.com/bdsda http://www.movie-forumz.org/showthread.php?t=35645&highlight=waco
