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In light of the final vote on the tax deal, let’s revisit an argument that broke out on the comments thread of this post. Do the reasons for a legislator’s vote matter or is anything less than a vote for the full extension of the tax cuts support for a tax increase? Take a look at the roll call: most conservative Republicans voted for the deal. But a not insignificant number voted no, even though they favor keeping the Bush tax cuts (and want to keep them even longer than the terms of this deal).
So even though Mike Pence, Michele Bachmann, and Jeff Flake voted with Alan Grayson, Charlie Rangel, and Maxine Waters, don’t you think the rationales behind their votes make a difference? Or were they, as some commenters said of Republicans who voted for the Democrats’ middle-class tax bill, “giving aid and comfort to the enemy?” What about Republicans like Paul Ryan, Jeb Hensarling, and Eric Cantor who voted for it? Ron Paul, by the way, voted for the bill with the inclusion of tax cuts for upper-income earners.
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Al Adab| 12.17.10 @ 11:44AM
This can serve as a lesson in the reason we need stand alone bills without all the attachements, earmarks and non-germain riders they so often carry. This should have been a straight up or down on setting tax rates not with all the perambulations this "compromise" involved.
Now, lets just set the rates for say the next five years.
Red Phillips | 12.17.10 @ 11:48AM
James, the difference is that the critics don't have an axe to grind against Pence, Bachmann and Flake like they do against Paul. So they are only mindless partisans when it serves their interest of Paul bashing.
Clint| 12.17.10 @ 12:10PM
This is a messy choice, a bad choice & Dr. Ron Paul's established philosophical "Line Drawn In The Sand " is to ALWAYS vote to cut taxes.
We,Tea Party Patriots don't agree with "Lesser Evil " tactics & Our " Line Drawn In The Sand " is Crap Deficit Spending, Death Taxes, Etc.
This is why many of Us Tea Party Patriots want to draft Our Tea Party Kingmaker & Senate Point Man Senator Jim DeMint For The Presidency.
We are in Open Rebellion.
Keith| 12.17.10 @ 1:26PM
Very difficult (but not entirely impossible) to get straight up and down votes in a large deliberative body of over 400, especially since Repub's don't hold the majority. As a realist, I just don't see it happening (though I'd love to see it).
I'm waiting for perspective and some time on this. I think we'll know better what this passed bill will look like after the new republican House majority takes hold. If they do what I'm hearing - budget cuts that dramaticly reduce spending - then all of this nagging doubt is going to look very petty and imprudent. Let's see what January brings.
Al Adab| 12.17.10 @ 1:48PM
Agreed. We can hope (sic) though.The main point here is not to rest, but to continue to monitor performance and demand it from the incoming Congress. Hold them accountable.