okay, so i was i guess i would say i was not surprised that mitch mcconnell was able to rally his caucus together and throw down this ultimatum. what do you think the democrats next move is? well, the problem here is that running out the clock actually works for republicans. you know, the next game when it starts, they ll have more players on the field. just letting him get away with this isn t working. also, accusing the other side of being obstructionists is very satisfying. everyone feels morally self-righteous, but actually that isn t a winning strategy. it s a tactic, not a strategy for democrats. it happened last time around. and all you re going to get is two years of everyone saying the party of no. what they have to do is call their bluff. they have to say, let s get taxes off the table, do the deal however you structure it, maybe take your votes, which aren t going to get through, take your votes, put it out there, and move on as quickly as possible because time is a
that mitch mcconnell was able to ally his caucus together and throw down this ultimatum. what do you think the democrats next move is? well, the problem here is that running out the clock actually works for republicans. you know, the next game when it starts, they ll have more players on the field. just letting him get away with this isn t working. also, accusing the other side of being obstructionists is very satisfying. everyone feels morally self-righteous, but actually that isn t a winning strategy. it s a tactic, not a strategy for democrats. it happened last time around. and all you re going to get is two years of everyone saying the party of no. what they have to do is call their bluff. they have to say, let s get taxes off the table, do the deal however you structure it, maybe take your votes, which aren t going to get through, take your votes, put it out there, and move on as quickly as possible because time is as much of the enemy as the republicans. let s game this out.
them, certainly the business community would love to have the r&d tax credit expanded and made permanent. that is a major source of uncertainty. we tend to let it expire every year. and then of course there is the question of government spending which boehner also brought up. if you are a grocery store near a school and teachers shop there the uncertainty you re worried about is that the state will fire the teachers and they won t shop there. you go on and on and on down the line like that. the biggest uncertainty businesses are facing bar none is that they will not have customers. so things that the government does, which allow them either to have the money to do the things they need to do or customers to pay the money to help them do the things they need to do to hire and expand, that reduces their uncertainty. again what republicans are worried about is less certainty about winning the election and that comes if they say president obama has heard the message of the voeters or our me
bill this year, is irrelevant. our campaign message is going to be vote republican, this november. and help us replace this bill that the country doesn t want. that the country can t afford. with something that will lower the cost, medical costs for every american, but will do did in a way that doesn t bankrupt the country and doesn t cost jobs. and that s a winning message for republicans. it s a winning message for independents. the only people that it probably isn t a winning message for is people who are already voting democratic, anyway. it s not a winning message for republicans. because what s happening right now is the newspapers and television outlets that people trust are telling people what s in this bill and they re telling them that if you re a child, you can t be denied for a preexisting condition. can you someday on your parents policy until you re 26. if you re somebody who is worried about an annual or a lifetime limit on health care coverage, you can t be capped an
be vote republican this november and help us replace this bill that the country doesn t want, that the country can t afford, with something that will lower the cost, medical cost for every american but do it in a way that doesn t bankrupt the country and doesn t cost jobs. that s a winning message for republicans, it s a winning message for independents. the only people it probably isn t a winning message for are people already voting democratic anyway. it s not a winning message for republicans. because what s happening right now is the newspapers and television outlets that people trust are telling people what s in this bill and they re telling them that if you re a child, you can t be denied for a preexisting condition. you can stay on your parents policy until you re 26. if you re somebody who is worried about an annual or a lifetime limit on health care coverage, you can t be capped any more. and i m wondering what republican wants to repeal which pieces of this legislation, th