Randy Rhodes: This is not a bad deal everybody got something

[bigdarryl]

And everybody didn't get what they wanted. Anyone agree with her

[AtomicKitten]

1. Randi Rhodes rawks!!!!

[bushisanidiot]

2. She's right!

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[craigmatic]

3. It's a terrible deal. The rich got 2 years of tax cuts for 13 months of unemployment insurance. Does

that seem equal or fair to you? I could see if he had added don't ask don't tell repeal, START, or the Dream Act to this but just on face value he sold out for cheap.

[JoePhilly]

18. The middle class also got their tax break extended ...

And honestly, that is really all the middle class cared about.

[niceypoo]

57. Tax cuts = economic collapse

Democrats are now supply siders. Democrats are now identifying with GOP talking points and ideology. God help us.

[RichGirl]

34. If you're out of work....

...and need to feed your family and keep a roof over your head...then 13 months of unemployment is EVERYTHING. You would want those people to suffer just because you can't stand the thought of rich people getting more money?????

Why don't you try a little empathy.

[Arkana]

35. This. This right here.

Obama is no longer the President that Stole Christmas.

[CitizenLeft]

50. RichGirl - I applaud you. That in a freakin' nutshell.

thank you.

[craigmatic]

54. Why didn't Obama try to get poor people more? Why not 2 years of unemployment insurance?

[niceypoo]

56. Two more years of supply side means two extra years of unemployment...

...and dropping wages. It's a shitty deal for the country in the short and long term.

[dennis4868]

4. I agree...

But I am sjure Randi will get flamed now....that's not the DU narrative these days...it's bad Obama all the time here at the good ol DU

[CakeGrrl]

5. Agree. "All or nothing" is NOT going to make it in D.C.

[Phx_Dem]

6. I do. When everyone gets something,

but not everything they want, that's called compromise. And compromise is good. Anyone who is married knows that.

[Henryman]

7. What did the next generation get?....Oh, yeah, that's right.

[Duer 157099]

8. What did the 99ers and the homeless get?

NO, "everybody" didn't get something.

In fact, those two groups of people will actually suffer MORE because of this.

Randi is WRONG about this.

[Arkana]

36. The 99ers got 13 more months.

[Duer 157099]

49. Unfuckingbelievably WRONG! I bet many people also believe that. n/t

[no limit]

9. So she believes in trickle down economics now? I'm so disappointed in her

because under trickle down economics technically everyone got a little something as well. The rich got richer and poor got pissed on.

[MrsCorleone]

38. Oh, good grief. I believe she's the only progressive that doesn't fall for the MSM-Huffpo-GOP spin.

Smart cookie, fer sure!

[Pisces]

10. Oh no, another hero some will now throw under the bus. Not pure enough.

The adults will prevail and the children will go off kicking and screaming.

[Dawgs]

17. She's never been my hero.

I guess you're wrong again.

[ORDagnabbit]

11. I stopped listening to her years ago... shes in love with the sound of her own voice.

[marew]

13. Agreed! n/t

[OregonBlue]

12. So now Randy Rhodes is the enemy? Let's rename it Assange Underground. Nothing else seems to matter

here.

[JoePhilly]

20. +100

[MrsCorleone]

30. My vote is for sockdrawerunderground.com!

Can't remember which DUer suggested this new name, but it fits.

[JBoy]

14. Everyone's children and grandchildren got handed a big 'debt bomb'

[JoePhilly]

21. GOP talking point.

[JBoy]

26. Tax cuts for the rich were "paid for" by adding to the debt.

It's not a talking point, it's math.

[JoePhilly]

29. And the Debt as a key issue is a GOP talking point ...

unless the GOP is in control, then, it does not matter.

The Debt is only an issue when the Dems hold control.

[nichomachus]

15. Well, 99% of us got a steaming turd

[OregonBlue]

23. Those on unemployment probably won't agree with you. Especially those on umemployment with children.

[MrsCorleone]

37. As Obama clearly stated, though DUers refused to hear, he was not willing

sacrifice hurting American people just to play political games with the Republicans (paraphrased).

The republicans don't give a flying fart about the economic welfare of the American people. Hell, they're counting on an economic meltdown and will do anything to ensure that there is no recovery! It helps that their base is made up of multiple-nationals that are making billions hand and over fist overseas.

Look, the middle-class tax breaks and unemployment insurance are intimately tied to the economy. Without them, we all go down when money is immediately sucked out of the economy, particularly in the short term without unemployment extensions. Longer term (2011 and on), the thousands in tax credits that the middle-class receives also keeps an already fragile economy from tanking. Without this, you would see this money, primarily between Jan - April, sucked out of the economy, as well. Then the layoffs will exponentially increase... And, on and on. This affects 99% of us, in real life, not just on the Internets.

That being said, I would like to see the 99ers (apologies for using this label) get a lifeline and get it now. But tearing down the President will get us nothing but sh*t & more Republicans in 2012.

The sad reality is that too many progressives stayed home during midterms because they were too lazy, ill-informed, dense, etc. They brought you a Republican controlled house. That was not supposed to happen. They left the President with few options. Now, Obama must carve out the best policies under incredibly unfavorable circumstances. Welcome to reality, my friend.

[otohara]

16. Some Got Gobs More

but that's okay!

The great divide get's wider.

[Tx4obama]

19. Democratic Components Of Tax Deal Benefit More People Than Republican Parts Of The Plan - Graph

Full article here: http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/12/07/comparing-priorities

[bigdarryl]

22. I'm sitting hear listening to her show she's catching HELL!!! from callers

but she's holding her own

[MrsCorleone]

39. Goooooooo Randi!!!!!

Unlike some progressive radio hosts, and I'm not naming names here, she's no MSM sell-out!

[mtnsnake]

24. Yeah, everone got something. Only thing is the rich got proportionately more and

none of it will trickle down, just like it didn't trickle down under Bush. We gave up without barely a fight and used the excuse of extending unemployment benefits to justify what we gave to the rich Republicans. One would think that if the tax cuts expired we would have gotten more than enough to take care of our unemployed with the extra tax revenues. We should have had our cake and eaten it, too. I just think this deal was a little on the hasty side.

[Ratty]

25. The party that holds the WH and both houses of congress

Ought to get just a little bit more it seems to me.

[golfguru]

27. The rich 2% got $700 Billion in tax breaks, the Unemployed got $150

I call that getting screwed.

[gkhouston]

28. Anytime someone assures me, "this is not a bad deal," I know it's a bad deal

and I know they know it, too.

[Canuckistanian]

31. Hannity was crowing about a "major victory" on his radio show

Funny, I don't hear many progressives cheering this one.

The major problem I have with this is the lack of FORESIGHT.

EVERYONE KNEW the tax cuts were going to expire at this time. And what did Obama do about this? Nothing.

[MrsCorleone]

41. Progressives didn't have his back in the Midterms. The Republicans were not supposed to take control

of the House.

Progressive policies going forward are now going to be almost insurmountable.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

53. Obama is tacking to the middle and I don't blame him. After all, haven't

most of the purist already had their last line crossed? Why should he bother with them?

[Bodhi BloodWave]

48. actually Obama was talking a lot about this before the midterms

Pelosi unless i remember wrongly didn't want to make/vote on a bill before the senate made one, the senate didn't make a bill because they were worried it might hurt them in the midterms.

So answer me this, you have a president talking/trying to convince the congress a lot about needing to get this done, and a congress that ignores him for their reasons. What is the president supposed to do exactly since he can't *force* them to do something they don't want.

[Canuckistanian]

51. You may be right

I heard a story that Pelosi fought with Rahm on the provisions of the HCR Bill.

It MAY be that the House was uncooperative and the Senate under Reid was practically comatose.

It still doesn't speak well of Obama, since he seems to get deals done with the GOP.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

52. inclined to agree halfway, but he does what i'd likely do

See where I could actually get as much of what i wanted done to help others, if that means working with people i dislike then so be it.

[Puglover]

32. Actually Randi(with an I) is wrong.

The 99ers got nothing. Nada.

[Change Happens]

33. Amen!!!

[stranger81]

40. Sure, everybody got something. The top bracket got $100,000+ for every $700 a $30K/year earner got.

Sounds like a good deal to me.

:sarcasm:

[otohara]

42. Including China

Thanks China!

[jeanpalmer]

43. Everyone except future generations

They get the shaft and will pay dearly for the narcissists like Randi. Our kids are screwed. Their jobs were shipped out, and now they'll be hopelessly in debt. Shame on Obama for compromising their future. What an irresponsible president.

[MrsCorleone]

44. How absolutely curious that you lay blame at Obama's feet and not the Republicans.

:shrug:

[jeanpalmer]

45. He's the one who compromised their future

tax cuts for millionaires while these kids work for $8 an hour to pay down the debt he inflicted on them because he didn't have the balls to take a stand. What a despicable weak-kneed individual.

[MrsCorleone]

46. Go read my post up-thread,

#37.

I don't mean to be an asshole, but this is not as simplistic as you seem to think.

[MrsCorleone]

47. BTW,

That's Randi with an "i", because she's a girl. :hi:

[niceypoo]

55. This deal means two extra years of economic collapse and depressed wages

Under supply side economics, wages drop.

[Beacool]

58. Ahhhh, the usual hypocrisy of the left.

If this had been anyone other than Obama they would be at his throat. It's a crappy deal. If the WH is caving in this much before the Repugs even have taken control of the House, what are we supposed to expect come January?

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