Unit 5302:
Your post is a perfect example of why the Democrats get away with selling loads of manure to the gullible public (aided by the liberal-slanted media) calling it 'gold' and the Republicans somehow always seem to be the 'bad guys', out to take something away from someone, somewhere, somehow.
The Democrats frame arguments in over-simplified terms that are aimed at say, a human version of Homer Simpson.
Republicans frame arguments aimed at a literate human being, and those seem to be in short supply these days, I'm afraid.
The Bush/Republican tax/Social Security/Medicare plan is solid and fair, as well as prudent, but the obvious truth (that you spotlight in your post) is that the Democrats simply want to deny Bush a 'victory' and especially on a tax cut, which weakens the Democrat hold over citizens, as more money in our pockets is less for 'government' to squander and hand out to interest groups that will support Democrats at election time.
The recent statements from the two minority leaders in Congress that Bush "doesn't want bipartisianship" was laughable. What they mean is, "Bush doesn't want to jettison his core political principles and come over to our side" so he's 'partisan'. Damn right he is! These guys want to hurt Bush in any way possible and the good of the taxpayers be damned. Republicans are always asked to be 'bi-partisan' but did you notice that Democrats are never asked to do the same?
That's because the media believe that the liberal/socialist/Democrat view is 'mainstream' and the only viable position is the Democrat one. They view Republicans as mean and cold and not worthy of bargaining with, unless they have to, which is the case now, with a sharply divided Congress.
President Bush is trying to even the information gap by going to the 'people' (as Reagan did) and so far, so good. His lack of glibness and honest personality may win the day, eventually. Meanwhile, I agree that the Republicans need to find some clear-talking representatives to go on TV and make the case for the Bush tax-cut plan. It's a good one.
Once folks understand that, it will pass, but if they don't, it could fail in the Senate.
That would be a shame, but that's the goal of the Democrat party and they are working overtime, especially on the TV news shows, to convince folks that a tax cut is risky, dangerous and somehow 'unfair' to someone, somewhere, so no one should have a tax cut. The sad thing is that many citizens are buying this nonsense. Let's hope they wake up, and soon.
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