It's easy to get a liberal to admit our growing debt is a problem. It's the solution we differ on.
Like the Miller Lite commercials (Tastes Great! Less Filling!) Conservatives and liberals shout at one another, "More Taxes!" "Less Spending!"
Here's Uber lib Michael Tomasky making the case for taxing the rich (and inadvertently blowing it) :
If wealthy Americans were paying taxes at the rate they did 50 years ago, says former Clinton labour secretary Robert Reich, the government would be taking in $350bn more a year: budget woes over. (Michael Tomasky – Guardian)Hahahahahahahahaha! "budget woes over?" Hardly! 350 billion would barely make a dent in Obama's 1.5 Trillion annual deficits. Tomasky just proved the opposite: We cannot put our fiscal house in order by gouging the rich.
Thanks Michael! And Thanks Robert Reich for blowing a humongous hole in your Soak The Rich argument!
When Winning Really Isn't Winning
Liberals were crowing about knocking off a conservative Wisconsin state supreme court justice, and the liberal candidate who stupidly declared victory before the votes were counted now has egg on her face.
The ballot count now shows the conservative incumbent with a probably insurmountable lead. The results are not yet final, but even if the liberal Kloppenburg somehow wins, it is still not a liberal victory
Consider: This election was held in the afterglow of the Madison liberal loon lollapalooza, the rage-filled teacher marches, trashing the capitol and protesting those union-busting meanies in the GOP who have the temerity to look after the interests of the taxpayer. This election had an unprecedented turnout thanks to millions in union money and the rank and file marching in lockstep to the polling place.
And what does the left have to show for it? 50%. Only 50% in the deep blue union stronghold of Wisconsin. This is their high water mark. Liberalism is a spent force in Wisconsin. Sean Trend breaks down the numbers.
Finally, if those two little tidbits didn't start your weekend on a lighthearted note, this will: Uncoached - 10 Great Vintage Miller Lite Commercials
