Fiscal Cliff on Townhall

• What's Wrong with the GOP? Sat Jan 5
  John C. Goodman
  Here is the biggest problem with the news coverage of the Fiscal Cliff. The only message coming through was President Obama's message: that he was trying to save the middle class from a tax increase by raising taxes on the rich. On the Republican side, the message was…well…it was a muddled mess. ... more
• Pols Pray Just to Make it Today Sat Jan 5
  Kathryn Lopez
  There was a young man -- 23 at most -- quietly saying his morning prayers on Capitol Hill on the third day of 2013, and it seemed for a moment like a warm ray of light in the midst of a blistering cold spell. ... more
• The Cliff is Behind Us, Time to Brace For the Coming Battles Fri Jan 4
  Mark Davis
  For the record, count me among the opponents of the fiscal cliff-averting measure that passed the House and Senate this week. ... more
• The Senate is the Problem Fri Jan 4
  Phil Kerpen
  The late night drama cast Senator Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden as heroes. They did what Obama and Boehner failed to do, come together on an agreement to limit the bite of the fiscal cliff's tax hikes. ... more
• The Right's Unwitting Obama Apologists Fri Jan 4
  David Limbaugh
  I hate to break it to those deniers who believe that President Obama's tax-guzzling capacity has somehow been diminished by the fiscal cliff provision to fix "permanent" tax rates. You're dreaming. ... more
• Winning Ugly: Obama and the Fiscal Cliff Fri Jan 4
  Jonah Goldberg
  By all accounts, President Obama won the fiscal cliff showdown. Why anyone would take much pride in this kind of "win" is beyond me. It's a bit like being the least filthy toddler in the mud pit. ... more
• One Cheer for the Cliff Deal Fri Jan 4
  Larry Kudlow
  A recession may have been averted, but you can’t tax your way into prosperity. ... more
• Kicking the Can Fri Jan 4
  Oliver North
  PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. -- It seemed like a good idea at the time. After Christmas, my wife, Betsy, and I planned to head south to this lovely barrier island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Our plan included celebrating New Year's quietly with as many of our kids, their kids and our friends as possible and then returning to Virginia. ... more
• The Republicans -- After Dunkirk Fri Jan 4
  Pat Buchanan
  At the Potsdam conference with Harry Truman and Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill learned that the voters of the nation he had led for five years through World War II had just voted to throw him out of office. ... more
• Clifftastrophe: How the GOP Raised Taxes and Fed Obama’s Spending Addiction Fri Jan 4
  Crystal Wright
  Republicans in Congress screwed up big time in voting for President Barack Obama’s tax hike on Americans. All in the name of letting Obama “have his way” in sticking it to the rich, the deal to avert the country’s cliff dive doesn’t do anything but stall the country’s fall for another two months. ... more
• Mike Lee: Senators Only Had Six Minutes to Read “Fiscal Cliff” Bill Before Voting Thu Jan 3
  Daniel Doherty
• Optimism: 50 Percent of Americans Say Best Years Are Behind Us Thu Jan 3
  Daniel Doherty
• Reminder: The Fiscal Cliff "Solution" Sets Up Yet Another Ugly Fight Thu Jan 3
  Guy Benson
• Temporary Fiscal Cliff Compromise Full of Pork, Tax Hikes and Spending Increases Thu Jan 3
  Rachel Alexander
  Congressional Republicans caved in to the Democrats this week, surrendering their principles in order to pass a bill that merely delays the looming fiscal cliff by two months. ... more
• After Tax Hike, Obama Still Thinks Rich Need to Pay More Thu Jan 3
  Katie Pavlich
• Obama Raises Taxes by Auto-Pen From Hawaii Thu Jan 3
  Katie Pavlich
• Mr. President, the Fiscal Cliff Deal Was Not “the Right Thing to do For Our Country” Thu Jan 3
  Donald Lambro
  Let's be clear what the "fiscal cliff" deal does and doesn't do. It permanently preserves the bulk of George W. Bush's tax cuts for most Americans, but it does not offer desperately needed new incentives to revive a weak economy and jobless labor market. ... more
• More of the Same Thu Jan 3
  Cal Thomas
  Everything that everyone loathes about Washington was present in the "fiscal cliff" bill just passed by Congress. It is 153 pages long; most members probably hadn't read all of it before voting on it; it was delivered in the middle of the night; it was loaded with pork -- the mother's milk (to mix a metaphor) of politicians -- and while the country is already swamped with massive debt, it contains massive giveaways to satisfy interest groups and campaign contributors. Did I mention the bill raises taxes on top of the coming Obamacare taxes, but does nothing -- nothing -- to address the debt problem? ... more
• Rubio Proves Background in Term Limits Creates Backbone Thu Jan 3
  Matt Towery
  Oh, the carnage. President Barack Obama played his cards masterfully, as the Republican Party once again caved in one of his endless games of legislative chicken. ... more
• So What's Next, Mr. President? Thu Jan 3
  David Harsanyi
  The worst part of the fiscal cliff deal isn't the specifics -- though they do stink. It's being reminded again how utterly detached Washington is from reality. ... more
• Once More Unto the Cliff, Dear Friends Thu Jan 3
  Debra J. Saunders
  It tells you something about the news media that before the House vote Tuesday, talking heads were warning Americans that unless the GOP House voted for a bill to stall our going over the fiscal cliff, taxes would go up on 98 percent of Americans. ... more
• Waiting for the Sequel Thu Jan 3
  Michael Reagan
  The latest horror movie from Washington -- “The Fiscal Cliff” -- finally came to an exciting end in the early hours of 2013. ... more
• Fiscal Cliff Deal Filled with Pork Thu Jan 3
  America
  The deal is loaded with special interest tax breaks. ... more
• Obama Caves, Sells Out Middle-Class For Wealthy Wed Jan 2
  Tony Katz
  When a deal is bad beyond all pretext, the only thing left to do is spin. Democrats, including Senate lackeys and administration lummoxes, spin the Senate version of the Fiscal Crap Sandwich to mean absolute victory over Republicans who have "finally" raised revenue (read "taxes.") Republicans spin that they moved to give even more people a tax break in 2013. Both obscure the reality; President Obama sold out the middle class for the wealthy. ... more
• Vast Majority of Americans Want Spending Cuts Wed Jan 2
  Katie Pavlich
• The GOP and Round Two Wed Jan 2
  Hugh Hewitt
  President Obama won the first round of his second term, but thanks to Mitch McConnell the beating wasn’t as severe as it could have been. ... more

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