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I think they surely did do just that and now Dirty Harry Reid is going to have to twist some fancy words to get the blame put on the Republicans. It is pretty funny that he can't seem to keep from screwing up pretty often.
I think they surely did do just that and now Dirty Harry Reid is going to have to twist some fancy words to get the blame put on the Republicans. It is pretty funny that he can't seem to keep from screwing up pretty often.
Not to get too picky, but "shoot down" implies that a vote was taken and the plan was voted down. That's not what happened. The first line of the article you linked to:
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Wednesday saw Senate Democrats block a vote on Barack Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000.
In a political dance guided by election-year choreography, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to call a vote on President Obama's plan to raise taxes on top earners while preserving tax cuts for the middle class -- only to be rebuffed by Obama's top Senate ally, Harry Reid.
Reid, though, was similarly thwarted by Republicans when he offered an alternative plan pledging such a vote in the future.
The head-spinning developments, which by the end of the day took on an only-in-Washington feel, allowed each side to accuse the other of blocking a plan to extend the Bush-era tax rates for the middle class.
Practically speaking, though, Congress was no closer to extending those rates for anybody, or setting a timetable for doing so.
The FOX story went on to say:
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The White House voiced support for Reid's blocking action. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney called the GOP move "a gimmick."
The proposal floated by Republicans "was not the president's proposal, did not include the other middle-class tax cuts that were part of the president's proposal," Carney said.
The vote would be meaningless until the House passes a bill. I know Republicans like meaningless votes but this is even more transparently electioneering then usual even for them.
The vote would be meaningless until the House passes a bill. I know Republicans like meaningless votes but this is even more transparently electioneering then usual even for them.
They vote on things all the time that meet this standard.
I think they surely did do just that and now Dirty Harry Reid is going to have to twist some fancy words to get the blame put on the Republicans. It is pretty funny that he can't seem to keep from screwing up pretty often.
I think they surely did do just that and now Dirty Harry Reid is going to have to twist some fancy words to get the blame put on the Republicans. It is pretty funny that he can't seem to keep from screwing up pretty often.
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