So the wealthiest 2% of Americans just thieved seven hundred billion dollars - how did this happen? Well at first a special gentleman in congress that alludes to a double chinned alien convinced a many GOP leaders to make an all-or-nothing deal where they would oppose everything the democrats had to put up in congress - and sure, they would have probably done it anyway. Then from out of the curtain we had a deal - the extension of unemployment benefits and yes, all the tax cuts.
When I am reminded of democrats who are angered about Obama's decision in regards to the extension of the Bush tax cuts, we would be unjustly dismissive to ignore that he made the most pragmatic decision. Why? Taxes would have went up for everyone had they not been passed, not just the 2% who didn't deserve those tax breaks. The unemployment extension was certainly a necessity - for the people and the economy.
Ok, so Obama needs to fight with a little more umph (Mr. President, we seriously need you to bring the ruckus) but does no one see this as a revelation to the factions who claim "he's a radical socialist nazi"? Consider that this decision may have saved his election and yielded us away from a 2012 that only the Mayans could predict.
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