Workin' with Bush: "Democrats say they could support tax relief focused on lower-income people..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Yep, when I read the headline, my first thought was that Bush is workin' hard...because, after all, bein' president is hard work...to come up with somethin' that'll just tickle the daylights outta all of them low-income freedom-lovin' people. He's not thinkin' about another mother-huge payday for the "haves" and "have mores." No, I really believe he cares. About you. About me. And I just KNOW Mr. Reid and Ms. Pelosi are gonna help HIM help YOU. And ME. "No blank checks" for the "haves" and "have mores!" USA! USA! USA!

:grouphug:

Bush and Congress Seen Pushing for Stimulus Plan



Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid have indicated willingness to work with President Bush on the economy.

By STEVEN R. WEISMAN and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: January 12, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/us/12fiscal.html?ex=1357794000&en=c49b04e3ffe3ab6b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration and Congressional leaders, increasingly concerned about a possible recession, are moving closer to agreeing that an economic stimulus package is needed soon, Washington officials said Friday. A Republican familiar with the administration’s thinking said Mr. Bush would present ideas to stimulate the economy, most likely in the form of tax relief, in his State of the Union message on Jan. 28. Mr. Bush will not decide on the details until he returns from the Middle East next week.

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are also suggesting that they might be able to put aside longstanding partisan differences and work on a stimulus measure, lawmakers and aides said Friday.

In a fresh sign of the possibility of an agreement on a roughly $100 billion package of tax cuts and spending to spur the economy, Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker of the House, and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, wrote to President Bush on Friday saying, “We want to work with you.”

Some Democrats say they could support tax relief focused on lower-income people and, perhaps, even tax cuts for corporations, if the White House and the Republican Congressional leadership accept some spending increases like extended unemployment benefits or aid to states to help them avert spending cuts.

[msongs]

1. can the new democratic president fire reid and pelosi? I wish... nt

[Justyce]

2. Support tax cuts for corporations?! Jeez...

And what about the outsourcing problem? Tax cuts don't help much if you don't have a job.

[old guy]

3. "We want to work with you"

To * that means give me every thing I want. * Doesn't know how to work with Democrats. It will not happen.