Mitch McConnell Stands Firm: No Partial Bush Tax Cut Extension

**TennesseeRain** · 13th September 2010 11:30 AM

The House Republican leader on Sunday suggested he may be willing to concede to Democrats who want to let the Bush tax cuts lapse for the wealthiest Americans, but the Senate Republican leader today said he is standing his ground.
A spokesperson for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said today that McConnell has received a promise from every Senate Republican to filibuster any attempt to extend the Bush tax cuts that doesn't include the tax cuts for the wealthy, the Associated Press reports.

"That's the kind of debate that unifies my caucus, from Olympia Snowe to Jim DeMint," McConnell said, the Washington Post reports, referring to the most liberal and most conservative Senate Republicans.

The Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year, and Mr. Obama has strongly urged Congress to extend them for everyone except for Americans making more than $200,000 or households making more than $250,000. Republicans, by contrast have called for a extension of all the tax cuts.

However, House GOP leader John Boehner -- whom the White House has in recent days portrayed as their primary adversary -- said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation", "If the only option I have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, I'll vote for it."

Mitch McConnell Stands Firm: No Partial Bush Tax Cut Extension - Political Hotsheet - CBS News (Full Story at Link)

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The party of "No" strikes again. I have a feeling this isn't going to go over very well with the middle class.

**Devil505** · 13th September 2010 11:41 AM

I knew Boehner was lying when he said he'd vote for extending just the under 250K tax cuts if need be. Now McConnell let's the truth out: The GOP leadership is holding a gun to all our heads to ensure they get their greedy/selfish way! (As Obama says...they are holding the middle-class tax breaks hostage!)
Anyone who votes for these bastards this November needs to have his/her head examined!

**GrumpyOM** · 13th September 2010 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Devil505

I knew Boehner was lying when he said he'd vote for extending just the under 250K tax cuts if need be. Now McConnell let's the truth out: The GOP leadership is holding a gun to all our heads to ensure they get their greedy/selfish way! (As Obama says...they are holding the middle-class tax breaks hostage!)
Anyone who votes for these bastards this November needs to have his/her head examined!

Wow, where do you get that Boehner is lying? He hasn't voted yet and his vote in the House has nothing to do with what the Senate might do.

**Devil505** · 13th September 2010 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by GrumpyOM

Wow, where do you get that Boehner is lying? He hasn't voted yet and his vote in the House has nothing to do with what the Senate might do.

The GOP will always stick together regardless of the chamber of Congress they sit in. Boehner was on national TV yesterday claiming he would not obstruct the middle class portion of the tax cut from being extended. I'm willing to bet that was a lie & that he will vote "No" on any extension that doesn't include his rich buddie's tax breaks too!
Democrats fall in love...Republicans fall in line.

**Gypsy** · 13th September 2010 12:51 PM

Kentucky has 10.1 unemployment and he votes against and holds up benefits. When you look at McConnell's donor list you can understand who he supports and it's not the people of Kentucky who voted for him. Is it any wonder the voters in his district are favoring Rand Paul?

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**Singularity** · 13th September 2010 01:04 PM

Boehnor probably isn't happy about this, actually.

He's stuck his neck out and opened up to compromise while Mitch McConnell remains... Mitch McConnell. I read once that in the inner circles of the legislature, it is never truly about Republican versus Democrat, but House versus Senate. I wonder if that applies here. Boehnor wants to show that he can compromise so that he looks good as he will soon become Speaker (most likely anyway). McConnell has no such motive.

**JayDubya** · 13th September 2010 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by ShawneeMoon

Kentucky has 10.1 unemployment and he votes against and holds up benefits. When you look at McConnell's donor list you can understand who he supports and it's not the people of Kentucky who voted for him. Is it any wonder the voters in his district are favoring Rand Paul?

Uh.

Senators have districts?

Rand Paul is running for - and will win - a seat vacated by a retiring GOP senator, which doesn't have much to do with Kentucky's other senatorial seat, held by McConnell, as they're not exactly competing for it.

So, not sure what you're even trying to say here, but it isn't off to a good start.

**GrumpyOM** · 13th September 2010 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Devil505

The GOP will always stick together regardless of the chamber of Congress they sit in. Boehner was on national TV yesterday claiming he would not obstruct the middle class portion of the tax cut from being extended. I'm willing to bet that was a lie & that he will vote "No" on any extension that doesn't include his rich buddie's tax breaks too!
Democrats fall in love...Republicans fall in line.

Wow, you don't think he will do what he says he will do therefore he is a liar? That's using the term pretty loosely Devil. Pretty damn unfair too.

**Devil505** · 13th September 2010 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by GrumpyOM

Wow, you don't think he will do what he says he will do therefore he is a liar? That's using the term pretty loosely Devil. Pretty damn unfair too.

Not really...Boehner is just a well-tanned sleaze-ball & lying is his forte!

**Gypsy** · 13th September 2010 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by JayDubya

Uh.

Senators have districts?

Rand Paul is running for - and will win - a seat vacated by a retiring GOP senator, which doesn't have much to do with Kentucky's other senatorial seat, held by McConnell, as they're not exactly competing for it.

So, not sure what you're even trying to say here, but it isn't off to a good start.

I was thinking back about when he was a judge in the district that includes Louisville. My mistake. But is that worthy of an insult?