The 66% Solution
With only hours left before new state lawmakers were to take over, Illinois’s State Legislature narrowly approved early on Wednesday an increase of about 66 percent in the state’s income tax rate….the tax increase… won no Republican support in a state capital controlled by Democrats….(NYT, 1/12/11)
Democrats claim to love the middle class, but will consistently vote to drive it to penury.
Selective Recall
Sanders pointed to threats and acts of violence against Democratic elected officials there before Saturday's shooting that killed six people and severely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, saying no one should be surprised such a tragedy occurred. "Have right-wing reactionaries, through threats and acts of violence, intimidated people with different points of view from expressing political positions?" Sanders wrote. (Burlington Free Press, 1/12/11)
Sanders added: “My constituents will recall that I also objected when threats and vitriol were directed against President Bush and Vice-President Cheney.” Just kidding! The Colonel never said that!
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