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Taxes Tue Dec 07 2010
Jackson Jr.: President Should Oppose Tax Cut Compromise
Some liberals are unhappy with the deal President Obama cut the GOP on the Bush tax cuts. Today, in a press release, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-02) showed that he is one of those disgruntled Democrats:
"I respect President Obama and understand the difficult position he is in. However, Democrats must oppose this tax cut compromise or risk being in a permanent minority. We'll keep getting 'shellacked.' We must stick to our core principles and fight Republican efforts to enrich the rich. Apparently they were only serious about cutting the deficit when it was on the backs of the unemployed and children who need food stamps. We capitulated too much in the majority, and now we're capitulating as if we're already in the minority. We're acting like inexperienced poker players who fold with a winning hand."
Read the rest here.
