Friday, October 06, 2006

The First 100 Hours...

I know that there are a lot of Republicans who say that they plan to stay home this election cycle, to teach our party "a lesson." But I don't think those folks are thinking ahead as to just how much that lesson may cost them (all emphases mine):
Time remaining until 100 hours: Raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, maybe in one step. Cut the interest rate on student loans in half. Allow the government to negotiate directly with the pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients. Broaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds — "I hope with a veto-proof majority," she added in an Associated Press interview Thursday. All the days after that: "Pay as you go," meaning no increasing the deficit, whether the issue is middle class tax relief, health care or some other priority. To do that, she said, Bush-era tax cuts would have to be rolled back for those above "a certain level." She mentioned annual incomes of $250,000 or $300,000 a year and higher, and said tax rates for those individuals might revert to those of the Clinton era. Details will have to be worked out, she emphasized. "We believe in the marketplace," Pelosi said of Democrats, then drew a contrast with Republicans. "They have only rewarded wealth, not work."
Errr... Comrade Pelosi, I know you had the old Soviet National Anthem playing in your mind when you were saying that, but just where do you think wealth comes from (outside of folks like John Kerry and Ted Kennedy who either inherit it or marry into it). Comrade Pelosi wouldn't know "the marketplace" if it came up and bit her.
"We must share the benefits of our wealth" beyond the privileged few, she added.
Okay, folks. There you have it. Are you really ready for "Madame Speaker Pelosi"? Think about it.