This is a real laugher. Yesterday, March 26, 2009, the GOP called a press conference to unveil their alternative budget plan to the Barack Obama's budget. You may recall that as recently as two days ago, Barack Obama mentioned that the GOP seems bent on criticism but haven't themselves shown us an alternative. This was supposed to be the answer to Barack Obama's challenge. Congressman John Boener, (pronounced by some as bay nar and by others as boner) stepped to the podium, looked into the camera and said, "Two nights ago, the president said, 'We haven't seen a budget yet out of Republicans.' Well, it's just not true, because here it is, Mr. President," said House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), waving a blue document in the air.
Is this laughable? If you understand that the document he was waving around consisted of 18 or 19 pages, depending on who has reported it, of words and no numbers. A budget without numbers. Oh, my. How embarrassing for the GOP. But he did state that they would have more details in the future and the only detail they did have was a 33% decrease in taxes for the rich. Doesn't this sound like the same plan the GOP has had for 30 years; reduce taxes on the rich, eliminate spending on domestic programs and don't tell us anything before they do it.
Well, as of this morning, the mainstream media hasn't even commented on this press conference. Why? I don't know, but I suspect that it could be because there isn't any news here.
Mick
http://tinyurl.com/dx7rpeGOP Budget Proposal: Massive Tax Cut For WealthyMarch 26, 2009 01:21 PM Ryan Grim
ryan@huffingtonpost.com
House Republican leaders called a press conference Thursday to unveil their "alternative budget." While it was thin on specifics, it does include one major policy proposal: a huge tax cut for the wealthy.
Under the Republican plan, the top marginal tax rate would be slashed from 35 to 25 percent, facilitating a dramatic transfer of wealth up the economic scale. Anyone making more than a $100,000 would pay the top rate; those under would pay 10 percent.
"Two nights ago, the president said, 'We haven't seen a budget yet out of Republicans.' Well, it's just not true, because here it is, Mr. President," said House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), waving a blue document in the air.
"Today we're introducing a detailed road-to-recovery plan," he told the reporters. Other than the tax proposal, however, the plan was absent any details. Instead, it hammered the Democratic budget as too expensive.
Reporters -- mainstream, liberal and conservative -- greeted the Republican document with a collective scoff.
"Are you going to have any further details on this today?" the first asked.
"On what?" asked Boehner.
"There's no detail in here," noted the reporter.
