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It has been reported that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was less than impressed with the White House's fiscal-cliff proposal. So unimpressed was the Kentucky Republican that he burst out into laughter.
A senior administration official provided more detail. When Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner handed over the White House's proposal to McConnell, McConnell looked at it and smiled a smile that said, "Yeah right."
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile," Geithner responded.
At which point, McConnell burst out laughing.
*** UPDATE *** A Republican congressional source says that Geithner's proposal was oral, not written. And the source argues that McConnell "found their un-serious offer amusing."
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Hey McConnell guess what you lost the election DUH!!!! The joke's on you!!!!!
Does anybody find it ironic and funny that this Clown MCcommic find it funny that the Country is approaching
a fiscal cliff that he helped created from years of irresponsible spending on useless Wars.???
Isn't it reassuring that the republicans think that the people business is nothing but a big JOKE ! Bur frankly, no surprise here...
WOW! He has teeth. I didn't know....
what a piece of garbage..
Carl Rove BOUGHT us Rand Paul and I'm sure he will be trying to save this piece of @!$%# Senator of mine in 2014 but if we can run Ashley Judd these absurd fools will have something to think about!
Nobody wants him gone more than me-trust me! Hell I even picketed his office when he blocked the UI extension! The 99% OWS Love picketing his office just for the hell of it!
This laugh wont be long before it turns into misery with along drawn face as after the 2014 election he will be ousted. Praying for the day to come
There is absolutely nothing funny about the situation and McConnell's comments and laugh are proof that he has forgotten who he works for. Shame on him and too bad for his constituents.
Well I am not amused, come the change in January he will still be the Minority leader, by 2 less Senators. I think he is laughing because he has his thumb up his lower region.
Mitch is proof that we need term limits for all politicians. He and several others have been there too long.
By McConnel's answer (Yeah, right) when he saw the budget we know that: 1; He is not planning to give it serious consideration. 2. He is still planning on putting aside the job he was elected to do and wage war on anything that comes from the White House. 3. He has broken with reality. Completely. 4. The voters of the state of Kentucky deserve more respect that he is willing to give them. 5. He does not understand what his refusal to work can do to the people of this country. Or he does not care. 6 His political hidden agenda makes him unqualified for public office. 7. Boehner might be a better politician than him. 8. He needs urgent professional help dealing with their recent loss. 9. He is not serving anyone but the 1%. 10. If he runs, he will lose the next election. By a landslide.
Its better to be a Republican and say nothing, Then to opens ones mouth and trumpet just how stupid you really are... The saddist thing about this is..that these republicans actually believe the nonsense. Back in the 70s we would house these people in state operated facilities.. unfortunitely Bush cut funding to mental health and we are left dealing with the Tea Party & Friends. Ohh what a joy to be thought free like Michelle Bachman
can we all say "Term Limits"
I only have two words for those critics of the President. George Bush.
*itch McConnell is an idiot and a dork, and an embarrassment to the state of KY. But don't worry, in 2014, he'll be out of office and won't be able to keep being an imbecile.
Mitch is laughing because he's very nervous about the real reasons why our deficits are so high, but may soon be revealed. No one has really asked the Republicans why Clinton left office with a surplus, but one that was squandered with GW in office. They kept giving tax cuts, totally senseless, during a time when they got us into a decade of 2 wars that were not "on the books" until Obama took office back in 2009. Why didn't their tax cuts "trickle down" to corporations that moved in record numbers overseas for the cheapest labor possible? Why do the CEOs offshore their immense profits into foreign banks? Why was there a Medicare prescription drug plan with no intentions of negotiating for lower prices? Why did they engage in a real estate bubble with Wall Street at the helm making enormous profits at a time of wars? When the markets finally crashed in 2008, why did Wall Street receive massive bailouts while the average investor lost money?
There's too many questions out there that would point to them as being the culprits for many countries falling apart. It's been all about those at the top, and their greed, power and control over average citizens.
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That's because the Clinton surplus is a myth.....at no time during his tenure did Clinton lower the National debt, on the contrary, each year of his tenure saw an increase. The reason he gets credit for a surplus has more to do with smoke and mirrors than it does with an actual surplus. While his budgets (1998,1999 & 2000) may have shown a positive number for public debt, his borrowing of intragovernmental holdings (i.e. social security) skyrocketed. Hence, you get a budget surplus on the public debt, while at the same time the National debt goes up.
Other than the first fiscal year of each war (2001 & 2003), President Bush offered budgets that included requests for appropriations to fund those wars, which were eventually passed by Congress. So how can the wars not be "on the books"? Was there a secret slush fund somewhere?
How do you explain the fact that during the 4 year period following the tax cuts in 2003, the Federal government saw the largest increase in tax revenue for any 4 year period in history? The explanation is economic activity.
Because it’s legal…and if it makes sense, they can avoid paying the corporate tax rate that currently exits in the U.S., which is the highest in the world. Only a fool would do otherwise
You might want to ask the same question of Obama, who in 2008 campaigned on changing the policy, but backed away during the negotiations for the ACA. And the current law requires no bargaining.
The origin of the housing bubble can be traced back to the late 70’s, but got it’s real impetus with Clinton in the 90’s with his National Homeownership Strategy (allowing people to qualify for mortgages by lowering lending standards) and his signing of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill, deregulating the financial markets.
The bailouts had to be approved by Congress, who controlled Congress in 2008?
So now that all of your suppositions have been shown to be inaccurate at best....what's next?
"That's because the Clinton surplus is a myth."
Bush was using the CBO's out year projected surpluses for the 10 year period of 2001 to 2010. So let's talk apples to apples. The last time I checked, Clinton left office in January of 2001. Bush was actually talking about his own surpluses, as projected by the CBO. And we all know how accurate the CBO projections tend to be (a copious amount of sarcasm). All one has to do is look at the National debt for the period in question...1998, 1999 and 2000, where a so called Clinton surplus was to have been achieved. If there was a true net surplus...the National debt would have gone down in each of those years...right? So do some research and tell me what you find.
Instead of helping America get on its feet, Mitch only interest was to get the Black Man out, Mitch go wash your Klan outfit and regroup like the fool you are, and take the Boo Ho Speaker of the house and his Pals with you.
When are you Politicians going to see what you are doing to America.
How did a piece of Kentucky horse manure end up in the House?
Actually the senate is where that road apple resides.
The same way that Illinois piece of Sh## in the Whitehouse did , he was elected.
Yeah, elected by an indigent, inbred, electorate. What a @!$%# hole excuse of a state.
This guy is also laughing at the people who voted him in.
If the proposal is oral, how can it be handed over? This is NBC, once again covering for the White House. Much like they have done with the Benghazi attack. Spin much, NBC?
mcconnell should be drummed out of the Senate, should be slapped with a court date for committing treason against the American people, and should certainly have that smirk wiped clean from his face. Of all the pompous jackasses in the House or Senate, mcconnell is head of a short list of un-American, anti-democracy miserable excuses for men with what they perceive as absolute power and authority...tar and feather mcconnell, cantor, ryan, paul, boehner and all other teavangelical ultra-conservative right-of-right repubs and run them out of OUR House and Senate...these people were sent to Washington to do the business of the people...instead, they will go down in American history as the worst obstructionists to moving this country forward since it was founded. Everyone on the right jumped on Michelle Obama when she said she was once again proud of America...well, folks, mcconnell and all teavangelicals who would run this country into the ground have brought shame and division to the halls of government and to this nation as a whole. The people must step up and demand that government work for ALL Americans, not special interest groups, lobbiests, wealthy campaign donors, or for personal gain. They were voted into office as servant/leaders and have abdicated that responsibility in favor of greed, racism, pandering to the wealthy, fearmongering, proposing their own "death panel" medical plans, and degrading the institution of government in favor of bringing this country to a grinding halt...we need job creators, education and medical reform, care for those who can't care for themselves, and the notion that we're all in this together...get these men and women to work, or vote them out of office in '14.
Well said L.Snyder. On a personal note,they ALL should be fired. I am sure there are 535 men and women out there that would do a much better job,than what we have now.
Actually, what happened was that just as Geithner was presenting the offer from the administration, McConnell farted really loudly, a real lingering stink bomb, too. Everyone present waved their hands in front of their faces and issued a collective "phew!" That's when Mitch burst out in uncontrollable laughter. Sources close to McConnell admitted that the senior senator has an insatiable liking for all things white, including whole milk, even though he has always been lactose intolerant.
I vote that we go over the fiscal cliff.
Won't effect me one bit.
Here's a novel idea -- instead of all the name calling, why don't we post constructive comments that we can have a discussion on?
Let's go back to the Clinton tax rates, Clinton budget, cut all of the credits, make dividend and capital gains taxable as ordinary income. Ensure that everyone who earns income pays at least some minimum tax on that income -- no free rides. We will have a surplus, and can start paying off our $16 Trillion debt. Once the debt is down to zero, we can adjust the tax rates to keep a balanced budget.
This is how you and I pay our bills and get out of debt, why should our Government do it any differently?
If you are to believe an article in Thursday’s Washington Post Romney carried the votes of people making $50K and over (which includes the middle class) while Obama carried the votes of those making less than 50K.
This simply means most taxpayers voted against Obama and most folks who don’t pay taxes voted for him. Not all, just most.
Rest assured, regardless of your party persuasion, there will be NO real spending cuts come out of this deal, only tax increases. Spending will continue to rise.
A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of
Paul.
Can you say California, Illinois or even Greece?
Get a good tax attorney. I pay an effective tax rate of 3.5% (federal) on more than $100K. My $40K year employees, pay significantly more without access to the same loopholes. Not really fair at all, but what is a guy to do?