New McCain Rips Old McCain’s Argument That Bush Tax Cuts Benefit The ‘Wealthy’
New McCain Rips Old McCain’s Argument That Bush Tax Cuts Benefit The ‘Wealthy’
On ABC’s This Week today, host George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) about Democratic proposals to protect “middle-income Americans” and “only raise” taxes “on the wealthy.” In response, McCain bristled at Stephanopoulos’s distinction, mockingly warning against rhetoric that talks about “who the, quote, ‘wealthy’ are in America”:
MCCAIN: But more importantly, we’ll argue about whether we should increase your taxes or decrease them. Obviously, I’m for decreases in taxes. Maybe Americans want their taxes increased. We’ll argue about…
STEPHANOPOULOS: … for middle-income Americans, only raise them on the wealthy?
MCCAIN: Oh, yes, sure, the wealthy, the wealthy. Always be interested in when people talk about who the, quote, “wealthy” are in America. I find it interesting.
Watch it:
Now that he has to court the hardline anti-tax factions of the conservative movement, McCain is changing his story on tax policy. In 2000, 2001, and 2003, McCain was one of the people “interested” in talking about “who the, quote, ‘wealthy’ are in America” when he argued against Bush’s tax cuts that “mostly benefit the wealthy“:
“There’s one big difference between me and the others–I won’t take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy.” [McCain campaign commercial, January 2000]
“I am disappointed that the Senate Finance Committee preferred instead to cut the top tax rate of 39.6% to 36%, thereby granting generous tax relief to the wealthiest individuals of our country at the expense of lower- and middle-income American taxpayers.” [McCain Senate floor statement, May 21, 2001]
“But when you look at the percentage of the tax cuts that–as the previous tax cuts–that go to the wealthiest Americans, you will find that the bulk of it, again, goes to wealthiest Americans.” [NBC’s “Today,” Jan. 7, 2003]
McCain now appears more interested in protecting the “wealthy” than he does in straight talk.
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Must have missed his nap(s) yesterday…..
February 17th, 2008 at 11:45 am“You’re either WITH McCain and Bush OR
February 17th, 2008 at 11:45 amYou’re with the USA and the TRUTH.”
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging mercy for their sins Satan, laughing, spreads his wings . . .
February 17th, 2008 at 11:49 amMcCain is disingenuous on many economic issues. Beertap has a great post called Earmarks and GOP Hypocrisy that discusses this.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:50 amHeh, McCain learned his lesson about the Conservative Base. They’ll eat you if you don’t tow their line. However, he has another lesson coming. The rest of the country has had enough of people pandering to the Conservatives. If he’s still around in 2012, I wonder what his strategy will be that year.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:51 amFor some reason the link didn’t happen. Here’s the article:
http://beertap.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 02/ 17/ earmarks-and-gop-hypocracy/
Beertap
February 17th, 2008 at 11:52 amthe notion that i remember from this is how mcCreepy thinks
February 17th, 2008 at 11:53 amamerican corporations pay enormous amounts of taxes…
huh?
You mean to say that McCain is a self-serving hypocrite? Who knew?
John McCain is featured in The REAL Best Picture Nominees For 2008.
They tried to suppress it, but the truth will out.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:54 amCan any of you wacked out left nut libs answer one question?
QUESTION: what is the definitely of “WEALTHY”????????????????????????
February 17th, 2008 at 11:58 amoh, i almost forgot..
“Good morning. At this moment, somewhere in the world, terrorists are planning new attacks on our country.â€
WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 11:58 amif you have to ask, you’re NOT…
February 17th, 2008 at 11:59 amQUESTION: what is the definitely of “WEALTHY�???????????????????????
Comment by John Kerry — February 17, 2008 @ 11:58 am
QUESTION: When are you going to learn English?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:02 pmCan any of you wacked out left nut libs answer one question?
Comment by John Kerry
wow……wonder why no one takes this whacked out right nut job seriously……if he spoke to me like that in the real world I would drop him in place…..no questions asked……show a little respect you scumbag…….your time of shitting on other humans is over.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:02 pmyour time of shitting on other humans is over
I think that you’re making a huge assumption there, fred. Namely, that the troll you’re addressing is actually human.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pmCan any of you wacked out left nut libs answer one question?
QUESTION: what is the definitely of “WEALTHY�???????????????????????
Comment by John Kerry — February 17, 2008 @ 11:58 am
Bush, Cheney and the PNAC boys for WAR CRIMES TRIALS in 2009.
Jail the TRAITORS until they DROP DEAD and go to hell to be with their MASTER Satan. Who will SMASH Bush’s FACE A LOT!
Good answer, huh, TRAITOR Nazi rightwing NUTJOB??
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:06 pmSurprise! Surprise!
McCain already forgot who the rich in this Country are! A sign of age???
I hope he still remembers who he is, and what he is doing these days… Probably he will not forget who the lobbysts are!!!
No surprise: this is just another one of those who will say whatever is needed to apeace the crowds. Just the continuation of the same BUSH-it we have had for 7 years. God have mercy on us!
It seems that the ONLY consistent guy left is now OBAMA!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pmI wonder what Darling Dana Perino will say about this now that he Bush camp is on the side of McCain.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pmShould be good for a laugh, or several.
McCain’s campaign positions are like Texas weather, give it a couple hours, it will change.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pmHis real name should be McFlip in the morning, McFlop in the evening.
QUESTION: what is the definitely of “WEALTHY�???????????????????????
Comment by John Kerry — February 17, 2008 @ 11:58 am
To be in the top one percent, you have to make somewhere in the neighborhood of 300,000 per year. I consider that wealthy.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:16 pmMcCain-a-muffin and Lie-down-and-die-burmann . . . the next ‘Team Destroy America’ !
February 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pmWhen a person thinks that illegal aliens are making $50/hr to pick lettuce, chances are, they are too “wealthy” to understand who should be getting tax cuts.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pmNow when will the liberal base be like that instead of rolling over for the first person put in front of them with a (D) behind their name?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pmMCCAIN: Oh, yes, sure, the wealthy, the wealthy. Always be interested in when people talk about who the, quote, “wealthy†are in America. I find it interesting.
“Interesting” is a euphemism for stupid. God, the man is so ego-centric and patronizing it’s a wonder his swollen head can even fit in the door.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:28 pmBut… It’s not HIS fault that he is getting delegates…
PEOPLE vote, people chose, people pick a candidate!
It shows what kind of people we have around us. Beware of the brainless.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pmPoint out McCain’s flip-flops, show him films of his former words, demand that he explain his change of mind is not just political expediency.
Keep it up with McCain - get him to go from bristling to snarling on air.
The grumpy, old man of politics will start yelling “get off my lawn!”
It’s sad to see that a war hero would reduce himself to this state, when he could have ended his career as a respected Senator.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:36 pmComment by Alejandro
honestly, you must make some kind of sense if you expect anyone to respond…..
February 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pmQUESTION: what is the definitely of “WEALTHY�???????????????????????
Comment by John Kerry — February 17, 2008 @ 11:58 am
Hi John. How are things going? I see you are still struggling a little bit with the identity issue. Anyway. I can definitely tell you that is is what most ain’t but would be if we shared better. You mean financial wealth right? Intangible wealth is more nebulous especially with those who can only relate to dollars
February 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pmSorry, Gramps, but you can’t have it both ways. That’s called a flip-flop.
A∞Ω
February 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pmAll depends on what pandering game demands from him that day…now he is about to win the GOP nomination, MaCain can’t remember what he said few years ago and don’t know what ‘wealthy’ means ,and who is ‘wealthy’ and who is not…as if it is hard to answer…!!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pmI use to really like McCain. I thought he was actually in favor of change in the republican party. I liked him before he voted “no.”
No to funding for transit security
http://www.votesmart.org/issue…
No to the Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2003 bill
http://www.votesmart.org/issue…
Which provided:
- $71.5 billion for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons, combat vehicles and shipbuilding
- $7.7 billion for missile defense, $814 million allocated, at the President’s discretion, for missile defense or counter-terrorism
- $114.8 billion for Armed Forces operations and maintenance
- $58.4 million for foreign aid, which includes humanitarian assistance, foreign disaster relief and de-mining programs
- $14.8 billion for defense health programs
- 4.1 percent raise for military personnel
Note, this bill passed the Senate with a vote of 95-3
No to Military Construction Appropriations Act FY2003
http://www.votesmart.org/issue…
This legislation also passed with a vote of 96-3
No to the Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002
http://www.votesmart.org/issue…
Which provided $51.1 billion for the Veterans Administration
This legislation passed with a vote of 94-5
No to Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces
http://www.votesmart.org/issue…
S Amdt 2947 to S Amdt 2011 to HR 1585: To reaffirm strong support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and to strongly condemn attacks on the honor, integrity, and patriotism of any individual who is serving or has served honorably in the United States Armed Forces, by any person or organization.
The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America give John McCain a “D”
http://www.iava.org/full-ratin…
John McCain = George W. Bush
February 17th, 2008 at 12:42 pm“It’s sad to see that a war hero would reduce himself to this state, when he could have ended his career as a respected Senator.”
Comment by Marie
He’d never be welcomed in conservative circles - and the only democrat who’ll hang with him is his attack dog, Joe. The cons all hate him for McCain Feingold.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:42 pmComment by Fred
Who appointed you ambassador to this site?
Eat your words, or abide by them.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:45 pmMcFlippity-Flopper goes flippity-flop - AGAIN.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pmWe’re getting a firsthand glimpse into McCrazy’s actual dementia process here.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:47 pmHas anyone else noticed that McCain is starting to move his mouth (literally) like Joe Lieberman? He was doing it in his interview with Larry King.
A∞Ω
February 17th, 2008 at 12:51 pmHow do they expect to pay for a three trillion dollar Republican budget with tax cuts?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pmI’ve just turned on Meet Mr. Potato Head, and been treated to a display of smarmy, inside-the-beltway clubbyness that invalidates any supposed value for their “informed decisions.” They’re all rhetorically backslapping that old traitor, Bob Novhack. I really can’t stand their chumminess with this guy, especially Mark Shields, Al Hunt, and Margaret Carlson. A true sleasefest of media elitism.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pmHmm, what is the wealthy in America?
How about having a S & L and getting saved by McBush.
Yes, I think Charles Keating was wealthy when McBush saved his ass.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:54 pmDubya smirked, McCain has the dirty diaper grimace whenever he says something thats nonsense or he thinks is cute or funny.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:57 pmIs this the stRIGHT talk express?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:58 pmCaption: I just filled my diaper with warm excrement, I find it interesting. [Cue Dopey Grimace]
February 17th, 2008 at 1:02 pmComment by DieNowForPeace
sorry but if you want me to respond beyond this you will have to make some kind of sense…….what exactly are you talking about?
February 17th, 2008 at 1:06 pm“Interesting†is a euphemism for stupid.
Comment by barfly @ 12:28 pm
now, why do you say that?
i’ve heard it said that people who USE the word “interesting”
are stupid… and i was insulted…
’cause i’m not stupid, and i use the word “interesting”, a LOT,
mostly for lack of a better word, and i’ve tried the thesaurus…
i find it interesting that you made such a statement…
…
and i find it interesting that fred is already being condescending
with his comment to alejandro @ 12:37 pm…
and telling a trooll “show a little respect you scumbag”…
jeesh!
February 17th, 2008 at 1:11 pmand i find it interesting that fred is already being condescending
with his comment to alejandro @ 12:37 pm…
I did not understand the point they were trying to make…..
am I not allowed to post here anymore katy?
February 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pmMCCAIN: Oh, yes, sure, the wealthy, the wealthy. Always be interested in when people talk about who the, quote, “wealthy†are in America. I find it interesting.
—-
McCain should know who the “wealthy” are. He dumped his handicapped wife, the one who waited for him the entire time he was a POW, and married $$$$$$$$.
February 17th, 2008 at 1:20 pmI did not understand the point they were trying to make…..
Comment by Fred — February 17, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
then why didn’t you say as much, respectfully,
without being a condescending jerk… it was rude…
and i don’t know why you keep giving me such power over you…
February 17th, 2008 at 1:34 pmyou can post where and when you want…
there, you have my permission…
MacCaine has joined the Band Wagon of crooks, liers and war criminals…
February 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pmWell, if we didn’t have a $500 billion annual budget deficit and a $9.1 Trillion national debt, then I guess we would NOT have to raise taxes. But since that is what the conservatives gave us, then I guess we DO. Are we supposed to tax the poor or the middle-class more? I think it makes sense to tax them what has it. Or do we go to that money-growing tree in the back yard that is supposed to exist?
February 17th, 2008 at 1:53 pmthen why didn’t you say as much, respectfully,
without being a condescending jerk… it was rude…
and i don’t know why you keep giving me such power over you…
you can post where and when you want…
there, you have my permission…
Comment by katy
Because you keep trying to refine me…….I actually do wish to be a part of this community……I’m not good at it and I will keep backing off and trying a different way of interacting until I get better at it.
I believe that this is the only place we have left for honest discussion….it gets out of hand sometimes and I get angry…..many do here. I would not ask to be excused for mistakes…..only to be allowed to learn from them.
February 17th, 2008 at 1:53 pmSCREEEEECH!!!
That’s the straight talk express talking a VERY HARD RIGHT TURN.
February 17th, 2008 at 2:02 pmThe Pander Express was for flipping before he flopped.
February 17th, 2008 at 2:02 pmoh good lord… just, keep trying then… do unto others, that kind of thing…
paraphrasing ann landers: no one can take advantage of you
without your permission… think about it…
…
whatever happened to barfly?
February 17th, 2008 at 2:07 pmi’m very interested to know his answer to my question?
:-]
Hey katy! Is it too early to start a pool on the Repuglycan veep selection>? I’ll start with $10.00 on Joe (I-Israel) Lieberman…
February 17th, 2008 at 2:36 pmI wouldn’t rule out Romney as the Republican VP. 3 reasons:
February 17th, 2008 at 3:05 pm…he is making nice to McCain
…McCain is old, and his VP. Choice is accordingly more important
….The Conservatives wanted Romney
McCain is another amorphous sock-puppet that will dress up in any old outfit.
February 17th, 2008 at 3:37 pmWhat the North Vietnamese couldn’t do, the Conservative Base has finally done. Maybe instead of waterboarding, we should tantalize Al Qaeda with vision of them inside the White House instead of blowing it up.
February 17th, 2008 at 3:48 pm“i’ve heard it said that people who USE the word “interestingâ€
are stupid… and i was insulted…
’cause i’m not stupid, and i use the word “interestingâ€, a LOT,
mostly for lack of a better word, and i’ve tried the thesaurus…”
“whatever happened to barfly?
i’m very interested to know his answer to my question?”
:-]
Comment by katy
Whenever my college English teacher used the word, there was little doubt what she meant: poorly-contrived nonsense.
McCain’s usage is a condecension, just like my teacher’s.
February 17th, 2008 at 3:48 pmI wouldn’t rule out Romney as the Republican VP. 3 reasons:
…he is making nice to McCain
…McCain is old, and his VP. Choice is accordingly more important
….The Conservatives wanted Romney
Comment by Badger — February 17, 2008 @ 3:05 pm
The conservatives did a lousy job of making this known, if it’s true. A hell of a lot of them voted for Hucklebee. I don’t know that the conservatives particularly warmed to Romney, Badger. If he does get the nod, I believe it will be because the Republican corporate elite is grooming him for 2012. He needs a little work, but he’s just the sort of tall, white pretty boy they like to choose for Leader.
February 17th, 2008 at 4:01 pmGummitch:
The social conservatives (pro-life) want Huckabee. In Wisconsin, he may well come up with half the votes against McCain on Tuesday. We’ll see.
The Traditional Conservatives (for lack of a better word) anti-Tax, pro-corporate, strong defense voters wanted Romney. They were shocked when he didn’t win.
That’s the problem Republicans are having …their coalition is Fracturing, and Bush is too weak to smoothe things over.
February 17th, 2008 at 4:29 pmIf he’s still around in 2012, I wonder what his strategy will be that year.
Comment by Jeremy in Denver — February 17, 2008 @ 11:51 am
Sucking on an oxygen bottle at best!!
February 17th, 2008 at 5:22 pmMcCain’s soul is “sold”, lock, stock and barrel! I don’t see a trace of the orginal McCain. He’s a pathetic shell of his former self! Just someone explain to me, why would anyone vote to put this moron into the Oval Office. We’ve had a total retard running the country for the past 7 plus years, and the Rethugs are actually offering us a wasted, used up old man suffering from advanced Dementia?
February 17th, 2008 at 5:23 pmExpect more of this as he panders to the dead-ender 30 percent who thing Bush is great.
February 17th, 2008 at 5:30 pmRomney has handed over the flip-flop crown to Mr. Straight-Talk.
One slogan many elections ago was “in your gut, you know he’s nuts.”
February 17th, 2008 at 5:45 pmIt may be worth reviving today.
“To be in the top one percent, you have to make somewhere in the neighborhood of 300,000 per year. I consider that wealthy.
Comment by Nat — February 17, 2008″
Amazingly, only ONE of you libs even tried to answer this simple question!! I’ve heard at least FOUR definitions from you lefties as to what “wealth” is. Does anyone know if the libs agree on a DEFINITE definition? And, if it’s say $300,000 + are you talking about gross income or ??????
I’m sure someone out there in the left world is brilliant enough to answer what i thought was a pretty damn simple question!!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pmAmazingly, only ONE of you libs even tried to answer this simple question!! I’ve heard at least FOUR definitions from you lefties as to what “wealth†is -JoKe
First off, nice strawman, as I am a moderate. Secondly the 1% [wealthy] is those that make over a million a year, which likely means, you JK, vote against yourself. Do I agree on definite definition?
Do conservatives agree on what the bible says?
February 17th, 2008 at 7:24 pmWhat is wealth JK? The dollar is a promise, it costs about 4 cents to print, just as a 100 dollar bill. Wealth is no longer created by work, notice an investor says he ‘made’ money and the working man earned it.
Who is the wisest man JK? Socrates said it was the poor one.
February 17th, 2008 at 7:31 pmGiven what JK does for this administration, I’d say his income was completely gross.
February 17th, 2008 at 7:49 pmGiven what JK does for this administration, I’d say his income was completely gross. -RUC
Heh.
February 17th, 2008 at 7:53 pmActually, McCain still talks about how he would have preferred the tax cuts go more to middle and lower income Americans. But a couple things drive his current position: one, he’s never voted for a tax increase. Two, there’s a big difference between talking about more tax cuts for the wealthy and then arguing for an increase on the wealthy; McCain knows well that arguing for tax hikes on the “rich” often winds up including people who wouldn’t describe themselves as “rich.”
That being said, there doe seem to be a contradiction between his old position on extending the Bush tax cuts and what he has been saying for the past couple years. He may have been convinced that the tax cuts are more responsible for the 2003-06 economic recovery than he expected, but it still looks bad. Of course, he’ll ask voters to judge him on his record, where he cast a vote for the extension of the cuts, once again arguing that to not do so would be tantamount to raising taxes.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:43 pmOh, and by “never voted for a tax increase” I’m referring to the income tax. I believe he has one vote that raised the cigarette tax.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:43 pmXisithrus
Hmm, I guess you disagree then with the MANY opinions your fellow libs have made?? I’ve heard figures from your site that range from $100,000 - $250,000. Hey, i actually agree with the million dollar figure you mentioned. THAT’S WEALTHY but try and get your lefties to agree on an amount is impossible!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:07 pmMcCain’s best chance, clearly, is to keep his mouth shut and let the GOP media machine turn him into Ronald Reagan’s long lost son. Not THAT Ronald Reagan (the one who started the GOP destruction of the middle class and granted immunity to millions of illegal immigrants), but the Ronald Milhous Reagan conservatives WISHED Reagan really was. McCain’s biggest problem will be convincing America that all that Bush/GOP/McCain war, death, and debt are good for us.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:41 pmHmm, I guess you disagree then with the MANY opinions your fellow libs have made?? I’ve heard figures from your site that range from $100,000 - $250,000. Hey, i actually agree with the million dollar figure you mentioned. THAT’S WEALTHY but try and get your lefties to agree on an amount is impossible!
Comment by John Kerry
A hundred thousand sounds right, pre-taxes.
If one is earning money that isn’t taxed, that’s wealth - and anyone making over $91,000 a year is getting a tax break, ergo, they are wealthy. I don’t give a shiny crap about what others think is a fair level, if they’re making that much, they’re wealthy.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:34 pmhere john kerry……would you like to talk about this? Basic figures for wealthy are noted.
The Bush administration and Congress have scaled back programs that aid the poor to help pay for $600 billion in tax breaks that went primarily to those who earn more than $288,800 a year.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:55 pmhttp://www.detnews.com/ 2004/ specialreport/ 0409/ 26/ a01-284666.htm
in the link of post 73 be sure to look at the chart on the right titled “who got what”
here’s another example for you jk:
According to the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, 45 percent of the tax cut will go to the top 5 percent of earners in the country while only 22 percent of the tax cut will go to the bottom 80 percent of earners.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:05 pmhttp://media.www.dailycampus.com/ media/ storage/ paper340/ news/ 2003/ 09/ 23/ Commentary/ Bushs.Tax.Breaks.Hurt.Poor.Help.Wealthy-472670.shtml
Amazingly, only ONE of you libs even tried to answer this simple question!! I’ve heard at least FOUR definitions from you lefties as to what “wealth†is. Does anyone know if the libs agree on a DEFINITE definition? And, if it’s say $300,000 + are you talking about gross income or ??????
I’m sure someone out there in the left world is brilliant enough to answer what i thought was a pretty damn simple question!!
Comment by John Kerry — February 17, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
BUY A DICTIONARY you DUM B**CH! Then you’ll know what WEALTH is, TARD!
You WHINE about people having MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS of WEALTH, when the DICTIONARY ITSELF has MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS, but you’re TOO STUPID TO KNOW THIS! WTF? Wow, you’re dumber than a bag of sh*t! That explains why you’re a REPUBLICAN! ;)
Main Entry:
wealth Listen to the pronunciation of wealth
Pronunciation:
\ˈwelth also ˈweltth\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English welthe, from wele weal
Date:
13th century
1obsolete : weal, welfare2: abundance of valuable material possessions or resources3: abundant supply : profusion4 a: all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value b: all material objects that have economic utility; especially : the stock of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time
February 18th, 2008 at 1:38 amAt this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Income_in_the_United_States
You will see that the top 1% of households in the US earn $350,000 (USD) and up. Remember this is household income and not individual income. For a single earner household at $350,000, that’s an hourly rate of $168.00 for 52 weeks on a 40 hour work week.
$92,000 gets your household income into the top 20% bracket.
February 18th, 2008 at 7:16 amIt’s a shame to see McCain “Powelled” - he too sold his soul to the devil for the gop. It’s really a shame to watch someone abandon the principles that made him effective. Now he’s just another panderer. Vote Democratic.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:22 amThe Republicans (and DLC) can define wealthy quite easily. The wealthy are the ones they are always pandering to and legislating for.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:44 amMcCluck would know who wasn’t wealthy if he wasn’t. He’d have to decide if he could afford groceries or meds. He’d be worried sick about whether he could make his mortgage or rent payment on any given month. He’d have to cross out items on his grocery list that aren’t absolutely essential. His mailbox would become a monster…….and the list goes on…….
February 18th, 2008 at 10:46 amTO: republicans hate facts
Hey idiot! What can I do to try and make you libs get this????? YOUR party are the ones the keep defining and redefining “WEALTH” and no where in any dictionary does ANY of your definitions appear!! So obviously even you left wing wackos are confused!
PHEW!!!
February 18th, 2008 at 4:19 pmApparently John (The Troll) Kerry couldn’t find or read the following because he’s such a phucking, stupid-a$$, trolling, moron, ass-wiping waste of carbon and oxygen:
At this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Income_in_the_United_States
You will see that the top 1% of households in the US earn $350,000 (USD) and up. Remember this is household income and not individual income. For a single earner household at $350,000, that’s an hourly rate of $168.00 for 52 weeks on a 40 hour work week.
$92,000 gets your household income into the top 20% bracket.
Comment by dixie blood — February 18, 2008 @ 7:16 am
February 18th, 2008 at 5:36 pmTO: republicans hate facts
Hey idiot! What can I do to try and make you libs get this????? YOUR party are the ones the keep defining and redefining “WEALTH†and no where in any dictionary does ANY of your definitions appear!! So obviously even you left wing wackos are confused!
PHEW!!!
Comment by John Kerry — February 18, 2008 @ 4:19 pm
A perfect example of pure, unadulterated, RePugniScum ignorance supported by the inability to construct a proper sentence, etc. What a phucking dumbass!!!
February 18th, 2008 at 5:40 pmIgnore the troll John Kerry!! Don’t engage, just ignore and talk around. Insults work well and are easy to come by due to the stupidity of this troll.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pmMcCain was outraged that Americans weren’t being asked to make the slightest sacrifice during a time of war. Funny how fast his outrage has turned into a turnabout.
February 18th, 2008 at 10:26 pmhttp://www.newsprism.wordpress.com
A two-headed monster.
February 19th, 2008 at 4:32 am