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December 14, 2011

Obama, Democrats Drop Insistence on Millionaire Surtax
— Ace

They had demanded that, to offset the payroll tax cut they want to continue.

They're dropping that demand.

I suppose their next offer will be "we don't pay for it at all and just put it on the tab."

So I don't think it's a huge victory. But maybe it's progress towards something.

Via @slublog

To celebrate, here's a collage of portraits of an old guy.

Posted by: Ace at 04:18 PM | Comments (101)
Post contains 80 words, total size 1 kb.

1 First.

Posted by: Leo Ladenson at December 14, 2011 04:20 PM (mAm+G)

2 And second.

Where's my goddamned prize?

Posted by: Leo Ladenson at December 14, 2011 04:20 PM (mAm+G)

3 Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: garrett at December 14, 2011 04:21 PM (nbq7p)

4 My God, it's full of posts!

Posted by: Dave Bowman at December 14, 2011 04:21 PM (I5bvC)

5 Links are busted

Posted by: KennyM at December 14, 2011 04:21 PM (Hqkmi)

6 This will be the Next Big Excuse for the left and the press (BIRM) as to why the economy is in the tank - not the sledgehammer Obama & the Dems keep taking to businesses, or their overt corruption.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 14, 2011 04:21 PM (bxiXv)

7 The Millionaire Surtax is out...The Millionaire Surtax is out!?

Posted by: CNN Anchor at December 14, 2011 04:22 PM (nbq7p)

8 it's fixed now. it's just a stub, though. says nothing more than what i said.

Posted by: ace at December 14, 2011 04:23 PM (nj1bB)

9 I would like to say a hearty fuck you to all the so called independents for not discerning the difference between reality and Barack Obama with the MSM! Right -O! A hearty FUCK YOU!!!!!

Posted by: Krazy Kat at December 14, 2011 04:24 PM (I/MzF)

10 We could fix all of the country's problems if we taxed everyone that votes Dem at 100,000%.

Posted by: KennyM at December 14, 2011 04:24 PM (Hqkmi)

it's just a stub, though

that's what she said.

Posted by: Michael Scott at December 14, 2011 04:25 PM (nbq7p)

Damn how did I get in this thread? oh nevermind then.

Hey its Old Guy Gallager!!

Posted by: Krazy Kat at December 14, 2011 04:26 PM (I/MzF)

13 The tears of the lefties outraged on Twitter? Very sweet indeed.

Posted by: Benson at December 14, 2011 04:26 PM (qzcNU)

14 That is great hair. Is that Mickey Dolenz?

Posted by: toby928© at December 14, 2011 04:27 PM (GTbGH)

15 The Millionaire Surtax is out? What ever will I do with all that extra money? Any suggestions?

Posted by: CMU VET at December 14, 2011 04:27 PM (zEut6)

16 Love the hat.

Posted by: toby928© at December 14, 2011 04:27 PM (GTbGH)

17 What ever will I do with all that extra money? Any suggestions?

Fill another swimming pool with it.

Posted by: toby928© at December 14, 2011 04:28 PM (GTbGH)

18 I love it. They drop the "soak the rich" tax. This will only enrage the hardcore left even further. Maybe we will see more Occupy protests as a result, who knows. The hardcore leftists think that Obama is a corporate sellout (no, really!) and a Republican appeaser (yes! seriously!) so this just confirms their paranoid worldview. Hopefully it will depress turnout all the way to November 2012.

Posted by: chemjeff at December 14, 2011 04:29 PM (s7mIC)

19 That's some bad hat, Harry.

Posted by: Sheriff Brody at December 14, 2011 04:29 PM (I5bvC)

20 David Jason?

Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at December 14, 2011 04:29 PM (ApuHU)

21 The gold is too heavy. I keep breaking swimming pools.

Posted by: CMU VET at December 14, 2011 04:29 PM (zEut6)

22 Hey I saw that guy on Match.com The title of the portrait collage is 'Ole Hippy in a suit!'

Posted by: Krazy Kat at December 14, 2011 04:30 PM (I/MzF)

23 Ace is spending a lot of time with Awkward Family Photos.

I'm starting to worry.

Posted by: Leo Ladenson at December 14, 2011 04:30 PM (mAm+G)

24 Thank heavens Old Dude won't have his taxes go up. Now he won't have to pawn his hair to pay the tax bill.

Posted by: chemjeff at December 14, 2011 04:30 PM (s7mIC)

25 We hold this truth to be self evident, that Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: Thomas Jefferson at December 14, 2011 04:31 PM (Hqkmi)

26 The deal will be the GOP drops the pipeline and the Dems drop the millionaire tax. They must really hate that pipeline to give up their tax on millionaires.

Thanks for the old guy pics; I am now in a celebratory mood. I think it's the one with the hat that bumped me over the top.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at December 14, 2011 04:32 PM (k34Gz)

27 I was thinking: he's obviously an officer on this smart military blog:

Captain Kangaroo.

Posted by: Leo Ladenson at December 14, 2011 04:32 PM (mAm+G)

28 Creepy old guy is creepy.

Posted by: fluffy is fluffy at December 14, 2011 04:33 PM (4pSIn)

29 That Obama dude is one principled son of gun.

Posted by: fixerupper at December 14, 2011 04:33 PM (ffV1/)

30 On a more serious note: Put yourself in the position of the left. Forget what makes good economic sense or your own real beliefs. So you're a Democrat. You have this talking point. You can demonize the rich and paint Republicans as their minions. Your likely opponents in 2012 are rich guys. Why would you drop this demand?

Posted by: Benson at December 14, 2011 04:35 PM (qzcNU)

31 17What about the Keystone pipeline is Dingy gonna let that come to a vote or are the Rats gonna kill more jobs, industries and make us pay more for energy.
Despicable Rats

Posted by: Concealed Kerry or submit at December 14, 2011 08:27 PM (tHnoW

As for the make us pay more part , it is my understanding the pipeline oil is to be used for export! I would like to make another point. Why do you never hear of the oil refineries in the North East. I drive past 5 or 10 of them here in the Port of Philadelphia everyweek!

Posted by: Krazy Kat at December 14, 2011 04:35 PM (I/MzF)

32 I need another new post.

Posted by: Leo Ladenson at December 14, 2011 04:36 PM (mAm+G)

33 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at December 14, 2011 04:36 PM (7WJOC)

34 The posting duel of 2011. We'll be lucky to live through it.

Posted by: soothie at December 14, 2011 04:37 PM (Y4TdB)

35 Libs don't even believe in trikle down. GD are they dmb.

Posted by: God, Your Libs Suck at December 14, 2011 04:37 PM (qGGkm)

36 Keystone XL isn't going to be dropped. It's big with blue collar Democrats, and if Obama loses them he's down to like three guys named Larry voting for him.

Posted by: Benson at December 14, 2011 04:38 PM (qzcNU)

37 Obama, Democrats Drop Insistence on Millionaire Surtax It sounded good to the schlubs. There was no way the 1% on the Dem side would take a shot to the shorts.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 14, 2011 04:38 PM (AT1oM)

38 Pass This Bill like a kidney stone

Posted by: Barney Frank at December 14, 2011 04:38 PM (e8kgV)

39 Crazy happy old guy made me smile. Thanks for that.

Posted by: SarahW at December 14, 2011 04:39 PM (LYwCh)

40 Hey I met a rich dame on the Match.com dating site. I hate wearing this suit but she's talking marriage and she's 89 years old. just sayin.....

Posted by: Guy what used to be a hobo at December 14, 2011 04:40 PM (I/MzF)

41 14 it's just a stub, though that's what she said. Ouch!

Posted by: rickb223 at December 14, 2011 04:40 PM (AT1oM)

"...if Obama loses them he's down to like three guys named Larry, Curley and Moe voting for him."

FIFY

Posted by: sherlock at December 14, 2011 04:41 PM (8ra42)

43 My job is old guys...that dude is rocking it.

Posted by: no sniveling at December 14, 2011 04:41 PM (UJqZM)

44 ... but the Republicans lose. They fell for Obama plot.

He got them to fund the payroll tax cut with somebody else's money.
Next he will move to make the cut permanent, paid for with somebody else's money.
Then he will move to cut even more, and pay for it with somebody else's money.
Before long the bottom 50% will be paying no taxes whatsoever.

Posted by: Barney Frank at December 14, 2011 04:41 PM (e8kgV)

45 Why would you drop this demand?

Because the Dems are the real party of the rich.

Posted by: chemjeff at December 14, 2011 04:41 PM (s7mIC)

46 44 Hey I met a rich dame on the Match.com dating site. I hate wearing this suit but she's talking marriage and she's 89 years old. just sayin..... You wouldn't happen to be related to Anna Nicole would you?

Posted by: rickb223 at December 14, 2011 04:42 PM (AT1oM)

47 Mmmm.... the tears in the DKos thread about this are flowing freely.

They taste like sunshine topped with unicorn smiles:

They don't really care what the "American" people

want. It's already been proven. The truth is those
Millionaires and Billionaires don't want to pay that surtax
and the dems have been given their orders on this.
What are we gonna do? Even our guys are bought and paid for MoFos. Lady Liberty weeps and I throw up my hands and holler WTF? Time to Occupy, Occupy, Occupy.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 14, 2011 04:43 PM (SY2Kh)

48 Did you read the comments attached to the stub there on CNN? They're crying in their imported light no-carb sparkling cider

Posted by: Truman North at December 14, 2011 04:44 PM (I2LwF)

49 Libs are so damnb dumb, dont their realize we huv the mest medicle care in the word?

Posted by: God, Your Libs Suck at December 14, 2011 04:45 PM (qGGkm)

GOP Prepares Its Counterpunch

With a government shutdown approaching, House Republicans may try to force Senate Democrats into a corner on year-end legislation by bringing an omnibus spending bill to the floor Friday and daring them to oppose it.

The move would be an attempt to undercut Democrats' strategy of refusing to formally sign off on the spending bill until Republicans and Democrats can reach agreement on an extension of President Barack Obama's payroll tax holiday.

Posted by: Miss'80s at December 14, 2011 04:45 PM (d6QMz)

44Hey I met a rich dame on the Match.com dating site. I hate wearing this suit but she's talking marriage and she's 89 years old. just sayin.....

Good luck with that. The cats are gonna get all her money and you're gonna be left with nothing but the after taste of tuna in your mouth

Posted by: no sniveling at December 14, 2011 04:46 PM (UJqZM)

52 Someone outed the millionaire surtax?

Who's he? Is he like an earl or a baron or something, with a title?

Did his wife know he was ghey?

Posted by: Knute Romblie, scourge of libtards everywhere at December 14, 2011 04:47 PM (4sQwu)

53 Little Progress on Key Bills After Leaders Meet

Posted by: Miss'80s at December 14, 2011 04:47 PM (d6QMz)

54 Lady Liberty weeps

HAHAHA
so on one hand, we were told by Dingy Harry and President O'Bumbles that it was just a teensy weensy itty bitty li'l tax, and those Rethuglicans are just stupid to oppose it

but now when the D's drop it, then all of a sudden it's a grievous event so momentous that it causes the Statue of Liberty to start shedding giant copper tears

Posted by: chemjeff at December 14, 2011 04:47 PM (s7mIC)

55 Damn, I could read this all day. More beautiful DKos caterwauling:

The Washigton Generals are in fine form today

Announcing they will cave again on taxes AND destroy the Bill of Rights in the same day.

These people - including Obama - are worthless corporate shills. Neither of these decisions would poll a majority. There is no democracy left in this country.

We are an oligarchy.

Please tell me what we have to fear if Obama is not re-elected when this stuff (and all the other anti-worker and anti-environmental crap that the Obama administration greenlights) is what happens with him in office.

These guys are as bad as the GOP. They are just sneakier and phonier.

Pack of frauds and sellouts, one and all.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 14, 2011 04:50 PM (SY2Kh)

56 It's Ron Paul 40 years ago.

Posted by: Cicerokid at December 14, 2011 04:50 PM (uTGQs)

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Posted by: Pam Halpert at December 14, 2011 04:51 PM (Hqkmi)

58 Whew, that was a close one!

Posted by: George Soro's Bankroll Managers Tax Accountant at December 14, 2011 04:53 PM (wN82N)

59 Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 14, 2011 08:50 PM (SY2Kh)

Wow. Idiots, the lot of them.

Posted by: chemjeff at December 14, 2011 04:53 PM (s7mIC)

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Dunder Mifflin, this is SPAM.

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Posted by: no sniveling at December 14, 2011 04:54 PM (UJqZM)

61 Before long the bottom 50% 51%will be paying no taxes whatsoever.

Posted by: Barney Frank at December 14, 2011 08:41 PM (e8kgV)

FIFY

All it takes is a delta in the right direction baby!

Posted by: David Clovenhoof at December 14, 2011 04:54 PM (i3+c5)

62 Do you have to wear Honey Dipper's Boots when you go to DKos?

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at December 14, 2011 04:56 PM (lpWVn)

63 Don't thse stuped libs realize that athe millonairs buy yachts and jets, and building them creats jobs. Are they really that stupidd?

Posted by: God, Your Libs Suck at December 14, 2011 04:56 PM (qGGkm)

64 Prominent blogger "Excitable Andy" announced Wednesday that he would endorse libertarian Ron Paul for the GOP nomination

Posted by: Barney Frank at December 14, 2011 04:56 PM (e8kgV)

65 Are they really that stupidd?

Self-evidently yes.

Posted by: chemjeff at December 14, 2011 04:56 PM (s7mIC)

66 I didn't even know there WAS a millionaire surtax proposal. I guess I have been spending too much time on the primaries and not paying attention to legislation.

Oh, and the old guy? I honest to God thought it was Omar Sharif!

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 14, 2011 04:59 PM (GoIUi)

67 I didn't even know there WAS a millionaire surtax proposal.

They were going to pay for 1 year of teachers with 10 years of taxes.

That's Obama-Smart!

Posted by: Waterhouse at December 14, 2011 05:00 PM (I5bvC)

68 I'm all about punishing the successful. And envy. Oh, and class warfare. I love that stuff.

And, being a p*ssy about getting our drone back? Music to my blindfolded ears!

Posted by: Lady Liberty at December 14, 2011 05:01 PM (2IW5Q)

69 68Do you have to wear Honey Dipper's Boots when you go to DKos?

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at December 14, 2011 08:56 PM (lpWVn)

No sir. Just a full body condom

Posted by: Frank Drebin at December 14, 2011 05:01 PM (UJqZM)

70 And teh stupik libs hate war, but agin, jobs. Building jets and bombs and bullets, someone has to do it and it aint that easy, so those jobs tend to pay well. Stupids one and all of them.

Posted by: God, Your Libs Suck at December 14, 2011 05:02 PM (qGGkm)

71 I haven't fapped this hard since the Christina Hendricks thread. More from the DKos:

Well there goes the election in 2012.

This party sucks ass, the democratic party that is. Zero fight and no principle. How is Obama gonna run against flip-flop Mitt when he doesn't even believe in the shit he says?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 14, 2011 05:03 PM (SY2Kh)

72 78How is Obama gonna run against flip-flop Mitt when he doesn't even believe in the shit he says?

From the mouths of babes....took 'em long enough to figure it out, though.

Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2011 05:05 PM (2IW5Q)

73 FAIRNESS.....later.

Posted by: Class Warriors at December 14, 2011 05:05 PM (MMC8r)

74 Do you have to wear Honey Dipper's Boots when you go to DKos?

In this case you only need keep your phone handy lest you overdose on sweet, delicious schadenfreude

Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 14, 2011 05:05 PM (SY2Kh)

75 Even our guys are bought and paid for MoFos.-- KosKid

What do they mean? OK, let's consider the following profile:

Congressman. Not a person with inherited wealth. Not an Ivy-league educated lawyer. Not a career politician.

What are the chances that this person is a Democrat, rather than a Republican? Is it greater than zero?

Posted by: AmishDude at December 14, 2011 05:06 PM (T0NGe)

76 OT: What's this, (just heard on Australian radio) the last troops left Iraq today? "America's war in Iraq is over", said Il Douche. Has Indonesia asked for its drone back yet? Can't wait to send him packing.

Posted by: t-bird at December 14, 2011 05:06 PM (FcR7P)

77 @30, Yep. Giving up the tax cut so they can demagogue the pipeline is the trade. Not good, IMHO.

Posted by: HJB at December 14, 2011 05:07 PM (2nWUU)

78 Have you heard the news?
Can't afford no shoes!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 14, 2011 05:07 PM (Xh4JZ)

79 I like this guy's plan to reverse this "betrayal":

Time to Occupy, Occupy, Occupy.

That is underpants-gnome-level problem-solving, right there.

Posted by: Waterhouse at December 14, 2011 05:08 PM (I5bvC)

80 Ah but now, since we are being so reasonable and bipartisan and all, there id not reason for you stupid partisan hack repub politicians to want the pipeline deal.
Besides, taxes can be reinserted in legislation on a moment's notice, while any plans for implementation of a pipeline can, and will be, lawyered into an effective cancellation of whatever we agree to today.

Posted by: David Clovenhoof at December 14, 2011 05:09 PM (i3+c5)

81 83 Has Indonesia asked for its drone back yet?

ISWYDT. Well done.

Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2011 05:10 PM (2IW5Q)

82

That is useful information and its quite easy to come a croper if you are not vigilant.

Posted by: Alexander Girard ebook by Todd Oldham at December 14, 2011 05:11 PM (JLm0C)

83 "87 Ah but now, since we are being so reasonable and bipartisan and all, there id not reason for you stupid partisan hack repub politicians to want the pipeline deal.
Besides, taxes can be reinserted in legislation on a moment's notice, while any plans for implementation of a pipeline can, and will be, lawyered into an effective cancellation of whatever we agree to today."

Nother stupidd lib doesn't realize the popline will creates millions of jobs cleaning up the mess. GD libs are dum.

Posted by: God, Your Libs Suck at December 14, 2011 05:11 PM (qGGkm)

84 Dr. Bombay with white hair collage?

Factoid of the day: today's date commemorates the death of our very first president in the year 1799.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 14, 2011 05:15 PM (ycuSb)

85 Minimum wage for everybody!

Posted by: Kos Kid Krugman at December 14, 2011 05:17 PM (MMC8r)

86 Damn, that Hitler video was depressingly funny.

Posted by: Joffen at December 14, 2011 05:17 PM (zLeKL)

If you want evidence that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) cares more about ideology than it does about the fate of Hispanics, look no further than its collective silence when the subject turns to the failed ATF operation known as Fast and Furious. In particular, consider the number of CHC members who have called for Attorney General Eric Holder's resignation.

The number stands at zero. Not so coincidentally, every member of the caucus is a Democrat; so is Holder.

Posted by: Eric Holder at December 14, 2011 05:17 PM (e8kgV)

88 In the interest of fairness, we demand that Christina Hendricks have a breast reduction and the excess be given to Shelly Duval.

Posted by: Kos Kid Krugman at December 14, 2011 05:19 PM (MMC8r)

89 They had demanded that, to offset the payroll tax cut they want to continue. Never mind. Turns out we can't tax you if you're not working.

Posted by: Democrats 2012: Party Like It's 1932! at December 14, 2011 05:21 PM (FcR7P)

90 Newt Mittney will tax the rich! This isn't over yet!

Posted by: Harry Pelosi at December 14, 2011 05:24 PM (ucERL)

91 I could care a less about the payroll taxcut. Its' 2% per week so if ya make 1000 a week $20.00. Taken out of SSI thats going broke before this.
Only a stupid rat could cut income going into a broken program while they demagogue the Republicans for the Bush tax cuts.
Until the whole tax code is revamped I could care a less about this 2% payroll tax cut.

Me, too. I only make $300/week after taxes (Social Security early retirement rules), though.

For six bucks a week, I want my grandkids to get benefits, since the idiots in Washington won't come to their senses, although I agree with my gen-X kids that they'll never see it.

I'd gladly cut my SSI check six bucks a week AND pay the extra 2%. "A country boy knows how to survive".

The problem is that my kids are well educated idiots and buy into the left wing drivel. That's the price of my not paying attention until I was over 40.

Posted by: jwb7605 at December 14, 2011 05:25 PM (Qxe/p)

92 God, you know, I don't like your libbs. Plz help thme to be more smart and likeable.

Posted by: God, Your Libs Suck at December 14, 2011 05:28 PM (qGGkm)

93 I guess Old Dude wanted to make sure to get his "good side" in the photo. I still think he should sue the photographer.

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Posted by: A Double Death on the Black Isle ePub at December 14, 2011 10:08 PM (X6Vfi)

99 "we don't pay for it at all and just put it on the tab." which is just obamanomics....since we're spending twice our revenue since 2008, just having the Fed print money and shit. And since Boehner was too scared of old Obama not sending out the SS checks to actually demand a budget.

Posted by: joeindc44 at December 14, 2011 10:12 PM (S9InG)

100 Is it a spending bill or a funding bill. Lame ass MSM. Did all the commies working for Pravda set up shop here?

Posted by: befuddled at December 15, 2011 01:51 AM (xJU23)

101 But maybe it's progress towards something.

Marching toward Gomorrah. Picking up speed.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at December 15, 2011 06:41 AM (71LDo)

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