Ann Coulter says Republicans should accept higher taxes, makes Hannity's head explode

[hal2kilo]

D:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/ann-coulter-gop-taxes-obama-hannity_n_2249545.html

I think I've been drugged, I can't believe shes arguing with Hannity for accepting Obama raising taxes on the 2 percenter's.

Welcome to the brave new world.

 

[Moonbeam]

What an absurd argument she used, the Democrats won. What alternate reality is that?

 

[Engineer]

Wow.....

 

[Jhhnn]

She's advocating strategic retreat to regroup. And she's right about public perception wrt the fiscal cliff, the austerity bomb. If everybody's taxes go up, it'll land on Repubs' heads- not because of the media, as she claims, but rather because it's the truth.

If they want to put the state of the economy on Dems in 2014 & 2016, then they must not be seen to have made it worse, which is what just happened in November. The public knows they created the catastrophe, and that they've stood in the way of progress every chance & every way they could.

OTOH, if Dems have their way & things do get better, Repubs will truly be screwed. I think that's the greatest fear for Repub leaders, and why their obstructionism has been so desperate so far.

The HOR? The only reason Repubs held it is massive gerrymandering- Dems actually received substantially more votes nationwide than Repubs in HOR contests.

 

[nehalem256]

The HOR? The only reason Repubs held it is massive gerrymandering- Dems actually received substantially more votes nationwide than Repubs in HOR contests.

(1) This is a lie.

(2) Its irrelevant. The funny this is one of the states that Democrats like to hold up as an example of gerrymandering (Pennsylvania) has its districts set up by a comittee composed of an equal # of Democrats and Republicans. So apparently Democrats are retards.

 

[michal1980]

when the tax increase doesn't balance the budget, and we still have multiple hundred billion dollar deficts, then what will the dem's say?

will they go back to the same old well of 'tax the rich'?

easy enough response then - didn't work last time.

 

[LegendKiller]

when the tax increase doesn't balance the budget, and we still have multiple hundred billion dollar deficts, then what will the dem's say?

will they go back to the same old well of 'tax the rich'?

easy enough response then - didn't work last time.

Nobody is claiming it is a panacea for the budget but the R's are claiming it is one for the economy.

 

[Jhhnn]

(1) This is a lie.

(2) Its irrelevant. The funny this is one of the states that Democrats like to hold up as an example of gerrymandering (Pennsylvania) has its districts set up by a comittee composed of an equal # of Democrats and Republicans. So apparently Democrats are retards.

Heh-

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/house-candidates-votes_n_2096978.html

Dems did receive more votes, but Repubs got more seats.

Pennsylvania?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...nia_the_gerrymander_of_the_decade_112404.html

That's because Repubs control congressional redistricting, explained here-

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Redistricting_in_Pennsylvania

The bipartisan commission controls only legislative redistricting as it applies to the state legislature.

 

[michal1980]

Nobody is claiming it is a panacea for the budget but the R's are claiming it is one for the economy.

dems are selling this as a magic pill. I've said it before, the republicans should let them swallow it and own it.

Then when debts continue to pill on because the left cant cut any of the handouts it used to buy votes, what will the message be?

'If only the rich paid even more'? LOL, cant wait.

 

[piasabird]

until there is a federal budget we should not raise taxes.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

No conservative who voted for GWB twice has any leg to stand on in this thread. Don't fucking lecture me on fiscal responsibility you ass clown. You supported and voted in a party that put two wars on a credit card and passed through a series of reckless tax cuts that have plunged our nation's debt into the toilet.

You have no legitimacy in this argument. STFU.

 

[Jaskalas]

No conservative who voted for GWB twice has any leg to stand on in this thread. Don't fucking lecture me on fiscal responsibility you ass clown. You supported and voted in a party that put two wars on a credit card and passed through a series of reckless tax cuts that have plunged our nation's debt into the toilet.

You have no legitimacy in this argument. STFU.

It's very funny to hear any Dem rail against Bush, when he's the very man you want leading the GOP into the future away from us "radicals" who want to reduce government spending.

 

[Matt1970]

No conservative who voted for GWB twice has any leg to stand on in this thread. Don't fucking lecture me on fiscal responsibility you ass clown. You supported and voted in a party that put two wars on a credit card and passed through a series of reckless tax cuts that have plunged our nation's debt into the toilet.

You have no legitimacy in this argument. STFU.

Just remember when Obama described Bush's deficit spending he called it unAmerican. Switch party labels and more than double the deficits and it is all for the better of the people.

 

[badb0y]

It's very funny to hear any Dem rail against Bush, when he's the very man you want leading the GOP into the future away from us "radicals" who want to reduce government spending.

GOP wants to reduce government spending LOL good one.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

It's very funny to hear any Dem rail against Bush, when he's the very man you want leading the GOP into the future away from us "radicals" who want to reduce government spending.

You have NO legitimacy in this thread, having voted for GWB twice. You are not a real fiscal conservative.

 

[monovillage]

You have NO legitimacy in this thread, having voted for GWB twice. You are not a real fiscal conservative.

Some little weasel like you gets to rule on who is legitimate or not in any thread? How about you go fuck yourself and the horse you rode in on?

 

[JEDIYoda]

(1) This is a lie.

(2) Its irrelevant. The funny this is one of the states that Democrats like to hold up as an example of gerrymandering (Pennsylvania) has its districts set up by a comittee composed of an equal # of Democrats and Republicans. So apparently Democrats are retards.

daemn!! Must be tough being in total denial......man up and accept the fact your Republicans got their asses whooped!!

 

[trenchfoot]

Dear (M)ann Coulter,

You have my deepest respect for the next 24 hours.

However, it seems you have had an overdose of recreational pharmaceuticals which have induced an epiphany of reality. Therefore, I need to remind you that this momentary visit with the real world does not in any way legitimize any of the outlandish income inspired statements you've made in the past.

However, you've actually made me think about reading one of your books for about a nanosecond, which is more than I've ever, EVER done.

Kudos to your forthright statement of fact in the face of criticism and disparagement from the folks who you depend on to keep you in the lap of luxury.

Signed,

A Momentarily Astonished Momentary Admirer of Yours,

Tweaks

 

[TurtleCrusher]

No conservative who voted for GWB twice has any leg to stand on in this thread. Don't fucking lecture me on fiscal responsibility you ass clown. You supported and voted in a party that put two wars on a credit card and passed through a series of reckless tax cuts that have plunged our nation's debt into the toilet.

You have no legitimacy in this argument. STFU.

/thread

 

[michal1980]

/thread

so if republicans cant talk about spending cuts, then what does that do for democrats?

your current record on spending is what?

Oh right, we should ignore those trilion plus dollar deficits while your party is in power.

 

[Jhhnn]

Just remember when Obama described Bush's deficit spending he called it unAmerican. Switch party labels and more than double the deficits and it is all for the better of the people.

Context matters, other than to the simple minded. Cutting taxes while engaged in expensive wars of adventure will create deficits & debt, no doubt. Cutting taxes for the ownership class, the financial elite, when inequality is huge & growing will only increase inequality.

Saying & showing that deficits don't matter to you & your party when you're in power and then claiming they're the root of all evil when you're out of power is a different kind of context, the context of hypocrisy. That's particularly true when your leadership has created the greatest economic depression in 80 years and a genuine need for deficits... to counteract the effects of the inequality you fostered all along.

 

[Jhhnn]

so if republicans cant talk about spending cuts, then what does that do for democrats?

your current record on spending is what?

Oh right, we should ignore those trilion plus dollar deficits while your party is in power.

It's not like Dems started with a clean slate. There were some small matters they inherited from Repubs, like two wars, cascading economic collapse & ridiculously low tax rates & revenues, not to mention concentration of wealth & income not seen since 1928, the last time financialized free market capitalism set the stage for worldwide depression.

Repubs show their insincerity in the matter by insisting that tax increases cannot be part of the solution, by insisting that those who led us into this situation bear no sacrifice of their own for us to recover, even though they can do so quite painlessly, and by insisting that they be able to authorize spending & then disavow it with faux debt ceiling posturing.

When provided with a mandate to govern during the Bush years, they received the general cooperation of a loyal Democratic opposition in doing so. Their performance was found to be lacking nonetheless. When put out of power by the people, they now attempt to deny Dems the power to govern effectively in a myriad of ways, to obstruct the business of the people & their elected govt whenever possible. They attempt to paralyze & discredit govt in the face of overwhelming need for action in matters both mundane and urgent.

That's not patriotism or loyalty to country at all, but rather shameful behavior of the worst sort. They'd rather rule in Hell than serve in Heaven, and strive to make that reality.

 

[Incorruptible]

She's advocating strategic retreat to regroup. And she's right about public perception wrt the fiscal cliff, the austerity bomb. If everybody's taxes go up, it'll land on Repubs' heads- not because of the media, as she claims, but rather because it's the truth.

If they want to put the state of the economy on Dems in 2014 & 2016, then they must not be seen to have made it worse, which is what just happened in November. The public knows they created the catastrophe, and that they've stood in the way of progress every chance & every way they could.

OTOH, if Dems have their way & things do get better, Repubs will truly be screwed. I think that's the greatest fear for Repub leaders, and why their obstructionism has been so desperate so far.

The HOR? The only reason Repubs held it is massive gerrymandering- Dems actually received substantially more votes nationwide than Repubs in HOR contests.

Oh look its the democrat shill blaming all the republicans.

The government was responsible for the crisis not Wall Street

The democrats will not make things better since their policies dont work

 

[ch33zw1z]

We will have to hit rock bottom before it gets better, IMO.

 

[Jhhnn]

Oh look its the democrat shill blaming all the republicans.

The government was responsible for the crisis not Wall Street

The democrats will not make things better since their policies dont work

Thanks for admitting that Repub policy as executed by the Bush Admin & a Repub Congress was at least partially responsible. They were all for the innovative financial products so you could buy the house of your dreams on a no-down no-doc negative amortization ARM at an astoundingly low introductory rate, all for deregulating the financial sector entirely, remember?

Wall St responded quite predictably in a frenzy of greed & deception while Repubs ran interference for them at every level, too.

When the weasel convinces you to leave him in charge of the chicken coop, whatever happens isn't his fault, because you knew he was a weasel all along, right?