The nannystate, lead by the historic mother Marxist hen, Barack Obama, wants to raise taxes during a jobless “recovery” (or is it a “growthless recovery,” I can never remember?) — and if he doesn’t get what he wants, if his wee American children persist in their recalcitrance and refuse to eat their peas, he’s going to put his historic mother Marxist hen’s foot down and ride the class warfare argument all the way to the election.
Fine.
If the GOP can’t get the messaging out, I suppose the rest of us can get that done. And it would go something like this: “The top 10% of wage earners already pay 70% of the taxes. The top 1% already pay over 50% — and more than the bottom 95%. And it’s not as if Obama and the Democrats haven’t already tried raising all sort of taxes during their 2+ year long Recovery Summer, which — though the media keeps insisting is a recovery — has produced increased unemployment, an economy that shows negligible growth, and a withering away of the private sector.
“So what’s say you get your boot off the necks of the American people. Stop spending money you don’t have. And free up the American economy by allowing American businesses to do what they do — without having to filter every dollar through the federal Leviathan first, where temporary politicians who don’t produce shit presume to decide who gets that money and who has to take it in the shorts.
“That is to say, it’s time for the federal government to do without. It’s time for those who pay no taxes and vote themselves the money of those who do to ‘have some skin in the game.’ Call it ‘shared sacrifice’. You Marxist fuckers.”
Of course, had half the Senate Republicans not voted, in the Sense of the Senate, that yes, of course it’s fair to take more from millionaires, this message would be easier to sell.
On the other hand, we can always remind the Republicans that they don’t really represent us either — and we can deliver the message on the part of the people, and direct it against the ruling class in both parties who believe all money belongs first to them, and they’ll decide just how much of the fruits of our own labor we’re permitted to keep.
— Which, sorry, boys. Slavery rags makes my ass look fat, so we’re simply going to have to go a different route.
I’m visualizing whirled peas.
how about “eat your own damned peas instead of arugala and wagyu beef.”
I should have refreshed before posting this comment.
How about “Eat your own damned peas and kiss my ass.”?
Boehner is holding a presser at 1:30 ET.
So now Obama is resorting to cliche metaphors? Okay. This first comment on Althouse’s thread works best.
Nothing like reinforcing fears about the nanny state than being told to “shut up and eat your peas.”
Obama’s says there’ll be no deal without a tax increase:
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-challenges-gop-compromise-debt-153234996.html
While at the same time damning the Rethugs! for their supposed “my way or the highway” attitude. But the rub there is that it’s the American people’s way as well, and, you know, considering that the right to govern comes from the consent of the governed and such…
Really, I have to wonder if he ever actually listens to his own palaver? Because I’m far from the smartest man in the room, but even I can see the fundamental incongruency of those statements.
The real truth, as JeffG alludes to in this post, is that Obama’s determined to have it his way, “he won!” and all, and if he can’t have it, well, the economy be damned, full Cloward-Piven ahead and class-warfare demagoguery all the way.
Jimmy P: NO budget deal, blame Obama not the GOP.
http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2011/07/10/no-big-budget-deal-blame-obama-not-boehner/
There could have been a deal if he’d been willing to embrace at least parts of the recommendation of his phony-baloney debt commission. But instead:
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/271537/real-deal-yuval-levin
He basically has said, “pass my detail-challenged, reality-based, budget concept from my April speech where I rubbed Ryan’s nose in my usual demagogic palaver-and don’t expect any of your input to be considered…”
The most post-partisan president, evar!
Raising tax rates is never about increasing revenue it is always about, though never spoken of in public as about, power and control.
Did he say there’s an election coming up in six months?
Boehner or some Republican needs to go out there and explain raising taxes does not raise revenue, not when it depresses the economy. It actually ends up lowering revenue and causing more harm. You want to raise revenue and increase jobs? Cut the corporate tax rate, making it competitive with the rest of the world. Japan and the U.S. have the highest rate right now and guess what? It has hurt both countries.
Fortunately, Twitter is on the case: #peasmovies
I hope everyone who voted for Obama goes bankrupt. Lord knows a lot of those who didn’t are going to.
Posted by a commenter at Ann Althouse’s place:
Heh.
I’m becoming increasingly convinced it’s James Pethokoukis’ world and we’re just living in it.
Great post, Jeff! Please keep these coming!
Mr. Obama said leaders have already agreed to a series of spending cuts that will make the government “leaner, meaner, more effective, more efficient, and give taxpayers a greater bang for their buck.” Those include cuts to defense and health spending, he said.
What a fucking joke.
I think it’s a “surprising” and “unexpected” recession…
“…then they’re going to have to compromise just like Democrats are going to have to compromise; just like I have shown myself willing to compromise.”
You want compromise? Fine, I’ll give you compromise. Instead of cutting the government by 40% this year, we can cut it by 10% for each of the next five years.
Compromise!
The arguments about raising the debt level seem to me nothing more than a variant of someone who is in way over their head thinking that as long as they can meet the monthly minimums on their credit cards then there’s no real problem.
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your peas?
Carin, he’s a better comedian than he is President though I’m damning him with faint praise.
I don’t know whether it’s a jobless recovery or a growthless one. I’m pretty sure that whatever it is though, it’s about to become a “negative expansion.”
At least until a Republican is in the White House.
I still like William Jacobson’s formulation as Obama’s Catch-2012:
‘Cause it’s both funny and true.
From a guy who lives in a fantasy world where the the Office of the President-elect has its own official seal and the laws of economics and physics don’t apply, this recent pose as the adult in the room is a bit much.
Idiot in Chief – Eat your peas.
America – Eat my ASS!
Sec. Geithner was interviewed on Meet the Press Sunday. A throw-away line from him in that interview still gets under my skin:
Fucking bastards had three or four trade deals ready to go when Obama took office. He put the brakes on them for the sake of his dearest funders, the Unions. They’re still not done. I hate these lying fucks.
Eating your peas is easy when you can afford them. Those of us without green thumbs will have to stand in line with our wheelbarrows of worthless dollars to buy FLOTUS-approved Commerce Clause® peas (because the DOJ has ruled you can be required to buy them!).
Giving new meaning to “mind your peas and queues.”
why is president Obama holding a gun to the head of America?
Ever see any peas on Michelle’s plate?
Oh yeah:
Pasta
Pizza
Philly Cheese steak
Pastry filled with Pudding
Pork chops
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. and etc.
Peabagger!
Someone with a Harvard Graduate degree who doesn’t seem to understand that on August 2nd there will be no “default.” As long as he orders the Treasury Sec. to use incoming funds to pay the interest payments due and that there will be plenty left to fund those things that we do need to fund to keep the country from going further into recession sure seems intent on calling everyone not in that room with him too stupid to tie their own shoes.
Putz, fucking putz.
I don’t understand why doesn’t bumble publish the deal that he says Team R is rejecting so we can look at it and see for ourselves?
Is he a coward?
Is America’s president a sniveling cocksucking coward?
Is the commander in chief of America’s armed forces a quivery quivery pussy?
I’m thinking yeah.
Jake Tapper reports:
Homework! Tomorrow all report the pitbulls of their base ate the homework.
For Steny. Pass nothing. Come August 2nd use incoming tax money to pay debt interest, Military pay VA and the wars, Soc Sec, Medicare, Medicaid, and minimal other functions. There is enough to do this. Voila, seniors fine, vunerable fine, middle class fine. Who takes the hit? Federal workforce that is not absolutely needed and that is why you Steny will never go for it as that is your BASE Mr. D-Maryland DC.
Slo-Joe, lost in the 60s again.
All his “Nice Dreams” going “Up in Smoke.”
Eat these peas Joey B.
Oh and Joey B. she is a real economist.
They disgust me, geoffb. Unadulterated disgust.
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