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McConnell ‘Burst Into Laughter’ as Geithner Outlined Obama’s Plan
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, says he “burst into laughter” Thursday when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined the administration proposal for averting the fiscal cliff. He wasn’t trying to embarrass Geithner, McConnell says, only responding candidly to his one-sided plan, explicit on tax increases, vague on spending cuts.
Geithner’s visit to his office left McConnell discouraged about reaching a “balanced” deal on tax hikes and spending reductions designed to prevent a shock to the economy in January. “Nothing good is happening” in the negotiations, McConnell says, because of Obama’s insistence on tax rate hikes for the wealthy but unwillingness to embrace serious spending cuts.
Geithner suggested $1.6 trillion in tax increases, McConnell says, but showed “minimal or no interest” in spending cuts. When congressional leaders went to the White House three days after the election, Obama talked of possible curbs on the explosive growth of food stamps and Social Security disability payments. But since Geithner didn’t mention them, those reductions appear to be off the table now, McConnell says.
Tim
November 30th, 2012
Last night Newt said there is no fiscal cliff, and the socialists are just trying to scare the RINOs into doing stupid, suicidal stuff.
$16 Trillion of debt is more than the US’s GDP. The coming avalanche of taxes won’t make a dent in that, and everyone who can do math knows it.
This is political blamesmanship of the most repugnant. Our gov’t is a criminal enterprise and the politicians must be held responsible – or they will continue to rape us and destroy our country.
The fault lies entirely with the politicians. The ObamaPhone lady will go to the gulag just like everyone else, once her useful idiocy is no longer useful.
MADJACK
November 30th, 2012
The fiscal cliff my ass!
This is entirely about paying for the welfare and entitlement state that democrats and republicans have created over the past 75 years. 
bitterclinger
November 30th, 2012
Just as depressing is the new push to steal our 401K’s. This is as important as any catastrophic event that has ever happened to this country. This is do or die.
–paraphrase of Mark Levin, 11/29/12
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Nutjob
November 30th, 2012
He probabaly burst into laughter when turbo timmy kept insisting 2 + 1 = 7 trillion in revenue, and slashing 0 spending is 9 trillion in savings.
Carlos The Jackal
November 30th, 2012
We’ve become Somalia, and TSA, FBI, CIA, USDA, BATF, etc are warlords carving out their slice.
Anonymous
November 30th, 2012
So glad they think it’s funny. I’m guessing eventually folks will get shootin’ mad.
Joe
November 30th, 2012
I agree with McConnell… we should all be laughing at cute little Timmy. He don’t know sh_t.
Jerry Manderin
November 30th, 2012
I’d feel a ton better if Newt were Speaker instead if that sissy boy that’s in there now.
old_oaks
November 30th, 2012
Want to really giggle your ass off?
Consider this… The current fight by democrats is to KEEP something GWB started.
Boooosch!
Extirpates
November 30th, 2012
He wasn’t laughing when he gave “o” $850 Billion with the
“obama”-mcConnell” bill, but that was taxpayers money.
pissedpatriot30
November 30th, 2012
When do we ALL snap…. that’s all I want to know? How is this thing going to start? Who gives the word? At what point is it agreed that enough is enough? A line in the sand has to be drawn people!!! We need to effectively establish what this line is so that EVERYONE goes off at the same time!!!!! Can we somehow get organized here fro crying out loud!!!!?????
pissedpatriot30
November 30th, 2012
yeah… I did mean “fro” (ha ha)
Dismas In Wonderland
November 30th, 2012
McConnel was laughing while thinking, “We sure have the electorate bamboozled into thinking we are going to do any thing more than steal every cent we can squeeze out of them. Two party system? Only a fool believes there’s a two party system in America.”
Emerson Lake And Palmer Lyrics
” Come On See The Show ”
Welcome back my friends
to the show that never ends
We’re so glad you could attend,
come inside, come inside
Don’t be an ass
Obama’s bill will pass
We’ll jointly pick your pocket
again and again and again
Aunt Liz
November 30th, 2012
Little Timmy Tax Cheat Geithner is an apt messenger for such a laughable proposal. Geithner has truly sold his soul to the Devil.