{"id":24890,"date":"2011-06-23T12:26:50","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T16:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=24890"},"modified":"2011-06-23T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T16:35:57","slug":"dems-blame-gop-for-stalling-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=24890","title":{"rendered":"Dems blame GOP for stalling economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Democrats in Congress are blaming the Republicans for trying to sabotage the economy for political gain according to leftist Talking Point Memo<\/a>;<\/p>\n

In a Capitol press conference Wednesday, the Senate’s top Democrats argued that Republicans don’t want to pass measures like a temporary payroll tax holiday for employers because they’ll improve President Obama’s re-election chances.<\/p>\n

“Our Republican colleagues in the House and Senate are driven by putting one man out of work: President Obama,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL).<\/p>\n

The harshest denunciation came from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the man who crafted the Dems’ new “jobs first” message.<\/p>\n

“We are also open to hiring incentives, perhaps in the form of a payroll tax cut for employers that was floated by the administration…. [T]hat might not be our first choice, that shows how willing we are to work with the Republicans to create jobs. It’s pro-business, it’s a tax cut, and many Republicans have been for it in the past. But now all of a sudden they’re coming out against it,” Schumer said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Project much? We all know that the Democrats did their level best to destroy the US economy during 2007 and 2008. They blocked McCain and Bush attempts to rein in Freddy Mac and Fanny Mae to head off the housing bubble. <\/p>\n

Now they say that a payroll tax cut will encourage employers to hire – John Boehner calls it a “gimmick”. I agree – just like releasing a day and a half supply of oil<\/a> from the strategic oil reserves is a gimmick.<\/p>\n

Short-term duct-tape solutions to complex problems. But then if the Democrats actually solved a problem, they wouldn’t be able to waive it like a bloody shirt during the next election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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