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What about a "Lame Duck Session" means that no one can/should propose/advance legislation?
I think the public would have noticed, and been welcoming of:
1) the Democrats in the House and Senate (re)introducing President Obama's Jobs Plan ... each as a separate Bill ... on the Whitehouse steps ... at High noon ... on succesive days ... after calling every news outlet, including fox, promising a major policy announcement.
2) the Democrats in the House and Senate introducing legislation that allows the tax cuts for those making $1,000,000+ to expire and preserving the tax cuts for all those making less than $1,000,000, effective January 1, 2013. (This should be easy because there is no arguing that those making $1,000,000+ are .. you know ... millionaires).
3) the Democrats in the House and Senate introducing legislation re-establishing the capital gains and estate tax rates at Clinton era rates.
The time is ripe!
To extend a sports metaphor, when you get a take-away, you press momentum by throwing deep on your first play after the change of possesion.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)I suspect nobody will care who proposed what during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)the legislation needs to be put out ASAP ... so gop obstruction can be in the news every single day between now and Christmas.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)otherwise the sequestration program goes into play January 1, 2013
http://www.ideamoneywatch.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=72
they got 7 weeks to come to an agreement and have signed bill...obama aand the democrats CANNOT give one inch on rasing of taxes on the upper 1%.
not one inch.....