Did you see it?

When Obama gave his acceptance speech,

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

I promise you, we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.

But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.

This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.

It can’t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.

The people in the audience said to themselves, “What?? Sacrifice?? Disagree?? Government can’t solve all the problems?? It will take more than one term??”

All these are code words for “There go your tax cuts I promised you.”

Peggy the Moocher won’t get her mortgage or gas paid for.

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Scott, if those tax cuts do get passed will you admit you were wrong?

1. Silke on November 6th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Well I was trying to be more funny than right. I’m pretty confident that he will keep his promise to raise the taxes on over $250,000. Bill Clinton wasn’t able to keep his promise on the middle class tax cuts and I have the feeling Obama will have to come to the same conclusion. However, yes I will admit I was wrong if he passes such a tax cut. You might have to remind me though with an “I told you so”. There certainly won’t be any resistance in Congress for his tax plan and now that he’s President and I will benefit from it, I’m all for it! I really don’t like the idea of benefiting from other people’s hard work and that those who don’t pay any taxes will be receiving checks but the country has apparently spoken so what can you do?

2. Scott Allan on November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Scott said: I really don’t like the idea of benefiting from other people’s hard work…
The progressive tax structure by definition isn’t fair. Those who make more money pay more taxes. If that’s your argument, I can understand that but Obama’s not to blame for it. Yes he’s going to marginally increase taxes for the uper 2% but the system was unfair long before he made his proposals.

3. Silke on November 6th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
What I find unfair is rewarding one group at the expense of another. Either you raise taxes for all or you cut taxes for all. Any other way penalizes success and is a redistribution of wealth especially if you give it to people who didn’t even pay taxes.

4. Scott Allan on November 6th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Again, that’s what a progressive tax structure does. Fiddling at the margins isn’t going to change that.
Besides, what do you think the Earned Income Tax Credit was (which Reagan supported and even expanded?)
http://www.heritage.org/researc/taxes/IB116.cfm

5. Silke on November 6th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Silke asked, “what do you think the Earned Income Tax Credit was”

A badly misnamed tax program, maybe?

6. Don on November 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am
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7. john on May 13th, 2009 at 5:53 am