Shouldn't we all drop onto fainting couches, now that the House Republican leadership has counterproposed a dead-ender of a deal? Shouldn't we at least "burst into laughter"? Or perhaps we should all schedule some cable-network time to publicly brood about how insufferably unproductive it is for House Republicans to counterpropose, well, a counterproposal.
I'm just not sure my nerves can handle this extreme turn of events: a counterproposal made to an initial proposal. My oh my I haven't encountered anything so outrageously bizarre since ... mmmm, buying a car.
True to form, their plan for raising revenues is the usual underpants gnome con:
1) close still-unspecified loopholes
2)???
3) profit!
And of course, the proposed cuts are mostly undefined too. I suppose we shouldn't expect much more from a party that thinks Paul Ryan is good at math.
Posted by: Turgidson | December 03, 2012 at 03:36 PM
I'm SHOCKED by the lack of specifics... SHOCKED I tell
you. This is no way to run a government.
Posted by: susan zoon | December 03, 2012 at 03:55 PM
All of this is meant to provide cover for the fact that republicans are still the party of the two-percent. By releasing a plan that is so devoid of specifics, they can use the Romney/Ryan "I'll tell you later" tactic.
Posted by: majii | December 03, 2012 at 04:47 PM
They did suggest raising the eligibility age for medicare....but they didn't say to what age! How 'bout 95, guys, that should take care of it.
Posted by: sueme | December 03, 2012 at 07:34 PM