A new proposal coming from the House Republicans who have taken over the chamber after the midterm election is setting off alarm bells with members of the conservative Wall Street Journal’s editorial board.
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As the editors point out, Republicans can’t seem to stop shooting themselves in the foot with unpopular bills that will become fodder for future Democratic attack ads.
Calling the GOP caucus “masochists,” the editors cautioned House Republicans either to kill Carter’s bill, which would create a national sales tax (among other changes) before it reaches a floor vote, or to suffer the consequences later.
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Noting that the same proposal has been made before — only to flop — the editors pointed out that it will get a hearing due to a promise McCarthy made to Freedom Caucus members as he struggled to win their votes for speaker.
That promise they state is a big mistake.
“Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Don Beyer have chimed in on Twitter to call the tax a death blow to middle-class pocketbooks,” they wrote. "These attacks don’t take much imagination when inflation is running hot, and the Fair Tax has hurt GOP candidates before.
When tea party Republicans ran on the idea in 2010, Democratic groups ran ads that blasted the sales tax but ignored the other tax cuts."
It seems I must point out the obvious, that republicans are the party of Qanon and election deniers, convinced that a group of “global elites” are running a massive ring devoted to the abduction, trafficking, torture, sexual abuse and cannibalization of children, all with the purpose of fulfilling the rituals of their Satanic faith, that Donald trump is their savior, and that jfk junior will return any day now to help him.
Say what you will, but that is some Olympic level delusion right there, and Democrats aren’t remotely in that league.
ibFrank over 1 year ago
Winning is all that matter.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Not everyone, only those with an “R” officially listed after their names.
42Irish Premium Member over 1 year ago
And the “D” stands for delusion.
Silly Season over 1 year ago
A new proposal coming from the House Republicans who have taken over the chamber after the midterm election is setting off alarm bells with members of the conservative Wall Street Journal’s editorial board.
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As the editors point out, Republicans can’t seem to stop shooting themselves in the foot with unpopular bills that will become fodder for future Democratic attack ads.
Calling the GOP caucus “masochists,” the editors cautioned House Republicans either to kill Carter’s bill, which would create a national sales tax (among other changes) before it reaches a floor vote, or to suffer the consequences later.
✁
Noting that the same proposal has been made before — only to flop — the editors pointed out that it will get a hearing due to a promise McCarthy made to Freedom Caucus members as he struggled to win their votes for speaker.
That promise they state is a big mistake.
“Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Don Beyer have chimed in on Twitter to call the tax a death blow to middle-class pocketbooks,” they wrote. "These attacks don’t take much imagination when inflation is running hot, and the Fair Tax has hurt GOP candidates before.
When tea party Republicans ran on the idea in 2010, Democratic groups ran ads that blasted the sales tax but ignored the other tax cuts."
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rossevrymn over 1 year ago
Absolutes are pert near absolutely lame.
jconnors3954 over 1 year ago
Especially then!
apfelzra Premium Member over 1 year ago
Mr. Stantis seems to be running minor variations on the same theme over and over and over again.
gammaguy over 1 year ago
A “collective” mind? Isn’t that a “communist” concept?
quixotic3 over 1 year ago
“And the “D” stands for delusion.”
It seems I must point out the obvious, that republicans are the party of Qanon and election deniers, convinced that a group of “global elites” are running a massive ring devoted to the abduction, trafficking, torture, sexual abuse and cannibalization of children, all with the purpose of fulfilling the rituals of their Satanic faith, that Donald trump is their savior, and that jfk junior will return any day now to help him.
Say what you will, but that is some Olympic level delusion right there, and Democrats aren’t remotely in that league.