My prediction on the Fiscal Cliff: They will kick the can down the road six months, then not do anything for five months until we are in the same situation again.
I’m coming around to the view that the GOP should say: “We disagree with the tax increases, as we think they will hurt the economy by taking needed venture capital out of job creation and from small businesses. But if we vote “No” or “Yes,” the Obama-friendly media will blame us for whatever bad happens and give him credit for any good results, even if they are based on international trends. So we are going to take a page from then-State Senator Obama’s playbook, and vote “Present,” and let him have his tax increases. The country voted for Obamanomics and deserves to get it. Good and hard. Then the Democrats will own the success or failure of the economy, with no one to blame. Though we are sure they will try to find a scapegoat if things go bad.”
Heard this before: “I will gladly cut the deficit someday for a tax hike today.” We are expected to believe that if the Republican will only raise taxes now, eventually the Democrat senate—which hasn’t been able to pass a budget at all in over three years—will eventually cut the budget. This is Lucy and the Football, Charlie Brown.
One silver lining to Obama’s reelection: We will go on using drones to turn terrorists, suspected terrorists and anyone who is near them into red smears. Would have done the same under Romney, I suspect, but the media would have begun howling about civilian deaths and alienating “allies” like Pakistan. For Obama, they will stay silent on this as on all criticism.
