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The evidence shows that the voters are in the tax hiking mood based on recent state and federal elections events. My hypothesis is the voters are scared to death of having their Social Security benefits cut in the future (those retired and soon-to-be retired who probably form a large voting block) so they figure if the government raises taxes they will enjoy a net gain.

You can thank the Republicans who squandered the majority by outspending the Democrats. The Democrats have successfully planted the thought that because government is so much in the red something has to give. They have already successfully eroded support for the wars by emphasizing the money we've wasted on Iraq. Look for the Democrats to continue to pound away at the spending they have tried to stop by pulling the troops out of Iraq. They will parlay this into breaking out the medi-scare and social insecurity tactic (they will win the argument because the Republicans have lost it). The constant hysteria of the committee investigations will keep the spot light on the Republicans too.

p>Any thoughts of tax payer rebellion are just that. Get ready to pay. br> -- Diamon Sforza br> Bartlett, Illinois /p>

In the 2006 many conservative pundits and voters were determined to punish Republicans for profligate spending despite the fact this President and GOP Congress never raised taxes (a first in post WWII U.S. history), the economy was booming, unemployment was low and the budget deficit was in decline. What's happened now that Republicans have been punished and Democrats control Congress? Pork barrel spending has surged, earmark spending is out-of-control, military spending is being cut, America is on the fast track to a humiliating and suicidal defeat in the GWOT, there are fears of a recession and taxes are destined to skyrocket. Things get even bleaker when one realizes Democrats are nicely positioned, thanks to the continued conservative crackup, to seize the White House in 2008.

In the aftermath of the GOP's defeat many conservatives went out of their way to portray the new Democrat members of Congress as "conservatives" (gag). To date those "conservatives" have voted in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to undermine the GWOT, undercut the military, increase spending, expand earmarks in the name of "reform" and raise taxes. Proving once again that you may not be able to fool all the people all the time, but you can fool quite a large number of conservatives with media spin and hysteria.

p>Welcome to the political wilderness where tax and spend Democrats appease terrorists, castrate the military, reward union thugs, promote sodomy, undermine traditional values, propose gutting the First Amendment, murder the unborn, punish business and make America look more like gutless Europe. Happy days are here again and sadly for the foreseeable future. br> -- Michael Tomlinson br> Jacksonville, North Carolina /p>

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Taxes, Education, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Business, Earmarks, Social Security, Islam, Military, Iraq, Iran, Russia, NATO