It really is amazing to watch the White House spin machine in action. Just the other day, president Obama managed to kill the chances of a major bipartisan tax deal that was being finalized between senator Harry Reid and representative Dave Camp. The deal would have provided all sorts of economic incentives for investment across America with the jobs and economic growth that would have resulted. The deal would also have provided major relief for families who are struggling to pay for college costs as well as tax relief that helps support public transportation. There were many other provisions in the deal, but the net effect would have been to promote economic growth and to help middle income Americans. Obama threatened a veto, however, and the deal is now dead. Those are the actual facts, but now we are getting the version of the Obama spin machine.
In the Politico today, we get reports that what actually happened is that in the negotiations, senator Reid together with senator Schumer of New York "abandoned" the priorities of the Democrats in order to lock in benefits for their own states. As a result, the Democrats in the senate were "furious" at Reid and Schumer and moved away from supporting the compromise. No mention or credit is given to the role of the Obama veto threat in killing the deal.
It is no big deal to hear another lie coming from the Obama White House. Indeed, I keep expecting to learn that in some language the word "Obama" means "lies frequently". Nevertheless, it is extraordinary that Obama and his staff would undermine the senate Democrat leadership as part of their lies. Remember, senator Reid was just re-elected as the leader of the Democrats about a week ago. Reid may be a disgusting person, but the senate Democrats still like him. Schumer was also re-elected to his leadership position among the Democrats. It is amazing that the president and his staff would take on these particular senators with lies when it is the president's own foolish veto threat that prevented passage of the bipartisan compromise tax bill.
I know that there have been a number of stories about the friction between Reid and Obama. Nevertheless, one would think that someone in the White House would understand that attacking Reid and Schumer is not a good move by the Obamacrats.
In the Politico today, we get reports that what actually happened is that in the negotiations, senator Reid together with senator Schumer of New York "abandoned" the priorities of the Democrats in order to lock in benefits for their own states. As a result, the Democrats in the senate were "furious" at Reid and Schumer and moved away from supporting the compromise. No mention or credit is given to the role of the Obama veto threat in killing the deal.
It is no big deal to hear another lie coming from the Obama White House. Indeed, I keep expecting to learn that in some language the word "Obama" means "lies frequently". Nevertheless, it is extraordinary that Obama and his staff would undermine the senate Democrat leadership as part of their lies. Remember, senator Reid was just re-elected as the leader of the Democrats about a week ago. Reid may be a disgusting person, but the senate Democrats still like him. Schumer was also re-elected to his leadership position among the Democrats. It is amazing that the president and his staff would take on these particular senators with lies when it is the president's own foolish veto threat that prevented passage of the bipartisan compromise tax bill.
I know that there have been a number of stories about the friction between Reid and Obama. Nevertheless, one would think that someone in the White House would understand that attacking Reid and Schumer is not a good move by the Obamacrats.
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