Republicans are hostage-taking terrorists!
Dec 07, 2010
I’ve said before that I felt that the middle class tax cuts were being held hostage to the high-end tax cuts. I think it’s tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers, unless the hostage gets harmed. Then people will question the wisdom of that strategy. In this case, the hostage was the American People, and I was not willing to see them get harmed.
Yes, at first brush it might appear as though the Great Uniter has thrown yet another verbal turd into the ongoing class warfare and partisan split. But as always, you have to separate the rhetoric from the reality. Remember, our Dear Leader is a proven Master of Compromise. By comparing the Republicans to hostage-taking thugs, Obama is actually upping the ante of negotiation diplomacy in a most uncanny way.
You see, compromise is a “give and take” proposition for both sides. The GOP will ultimately make nice with Obama and agree to some controversial spending porkulus attached to the tax bill; in exchange our Dear Leader will concede that the Republicans are in fact not on par with terrorists. Everyone’s happy!
Just you wait and see how many more fantastic legislative deals will emerge from Barry’s negotiating prowess once the House changes hands in Jan 2011!