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He says it "wasn't necessary" because every "pays." Not that it shouldn't be necessary because everyone should pay. You're giving a terribly charitable reading to that quote.

But even if that were so, it's still BS. Because he knows better than us that it's unrealistic. Congress doesn't pay the full amount and never has. Not under Republican control, not under Democratic control. What reason is there to believe that they will? Or that they will do so reliably? He knows that they won't. Maybe for a year here and there, but not reliably year after year. He knows that.

And it forces DC into the role of begger. Can we please have money Congress? "Well I don't know. I notice you let gays marry and pay for abortions with some of your money. Are you willing to give that up?" "Maybe if you promise to spend some of that money on ethanol." Etc... I don't want to beg every year.

And a commuter tax fixes that. It puts control in our hands. But Hoyer won't give us that. And what he's offering won't work. And he isn't even really offering it anyway. Hey, but he's still our friend isn't he? Just a friend who wants us to go to Congress every year on our hands and knees and beg for enough money to educate our kids and be turned away shortchanged.

And that, I call pooping in someone's coffee cup and calling it ice cream.

by David C on Jul 31, 2012 12:23 am • link • report