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It's time to play 'fill in the blanks'

BY Dave Ross  on December 21, 2012 @ 8:50 am (Updated: 9:42 am - 12/21/12 )

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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Fill in the Blanks is where you get a chance to participate in today's commentary.

Last night House Republicans couldn't bring themselves to pass Plan B, which was a compromise proposed by Speaker John Boehner to preserve the current tax cuts for everyone except Americans making over $1 million a year.

It would have meant raising taxes on the top .19 percent of taxpayers. As House Speaker John Boehner explained:

"They weren't taking that out on me. They were dealing of with a perception that someone might accuse them of raising taxes. Merry Christmas everybody."

And as a result, we now face a big increase in taxes on everyone.

So now let's Fill in the Blanks. Ready?

READY.

Last night, House Republicans refused to pass ________

Answer: Plan B.

Because most of the members thought that _________

Answer: It was about contraceptives?

No!

Because they thought keeping taxes high on the top .19 percent would look bad.

Answer: Look bad.

Right.

However this means taxes are also going to go up on the middle class, which not only looks bad but would _________

Answer: Kill the economy.

At the same time, making sudden across the board spending cuts is bad because it would__________

Answer: Kill the economy.

But if you don't do that would increase the debt which according to some people would also _________

Answer: Kill the economy.

So what we've decided to is __________

Answer: nothing.

Which will ___________

Answer: Kill the economy.

All because raising taxes on high-income Americans would __________

Answer: Look bad.

All of which proves __________

Answer: the Mayans were right.

And Boehner can be heard saying, "Merry Christmas, everybody."

Dave Ross, KIRO Radio Talk Show Host
Dave Ross is co-host of The Ross & Burbank Show on KIRO Radio (weekdays 9-Noon) and never too far from the spotlight.
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  • rational wrote...
    You missed a few questions Dave...
    December 21, 2012 2:29 pm
    Question: And who promised to veto Plan B if it somehow passed?

    Chorus: Obama

    Question: But what if you do nothing

    Chorus: You kill the economy

    And what plan did Obama present

    Chorus: none

    Question: and what plan did Pelosi present

    chorus: essentially Plan B

    Question: So given that Plan B was essentially the democrat's only plan and Obama promised to veto it what actual plan did the democrats present?

    Chorus: none

    Question: So doing nothing does what?

    Chorus: kills the economy

    Question: So despite the democrats having no plan, Obama having no plan and Obama promising to veto the Plan B who will the treason media (formerly known as the MSM) blame?

    Chorus: The Republicans!

    Question: and why is that?

    Chorus: because the treason media have no journalistic integrity whatsoever.

    Question: So in reality who is responsible for the "fiscal cliff" debacle?

    Chorus: Both the democrats and the republicans.

    Question: So which group is the only one actually concerned with the US economy and provides viable solutions?

    Chorus: the Tea Party folks.

    Question: but no one will listen to them, because they've been demonized in the press and by democrats and republlicans alike...why is that?

    Chorus: The progressives in the democrat and republican parties are the same...they don't want to fix the problems...that would take away the source of their crisis which takes away their smoke screen to destroy the US economy.

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  • logical open mind wrote...
    Davey and Lukey love, love, love their Obama and would have his 3rd child if they could. Therefore,
    December 21, 2012 5:01 pm
    they will never even take a peak at their chill up my leg Obama.
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    Informational note of another Dave Ross blog today.
    December 21, 2012 5:55 pm
    Dave has another blog today under Dave Ross (only) that does not show up under Ross & Burbank.
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    No need to fill in any blanks!
    December 23, 2012 12:29 pm
    The Dear Leader refuses to negotiate with the American people. We don't tax increase on Americans. No matter how wealthy they are. We would like to see welfare and ObamaCare defunded. That way no new taxes would be needed. But that is not the Dear Leaders master plan. Tax hikes for all and more ObamaGovernment spending!
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