Graham: 'If we fail on taxes, that's the end' of GOP majority

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY MAX GREENWOOD - 10/27/17 05:09 PM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday warned that if Republicans fail to deliver on their promise to reform the tax code, they'lll likely lose their majority in the House.

In an interview with Fox News Radio's Brian Kilmeade, Graham cast a successful vote on tax reform as vital to Republicans' survival in Congress following the failure of efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

"Well, I think all of us realize that if we fail on taxes, that's the end of the Republican Party's governing majority in 2018," he said. "We'll lose the House, probably lose ground in the Senate. And President Trump has got a profile different from the party — there's kinda two or three different Republican Parties now, I guess. But we're all in it together."

Graham also said that, if Democrats take back the House in 2018, they would soon move to impeach the president.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/357566-graham-if-we-fail-on-taxes-thats-the-end-of-gop-majority

[dflprincess]

1. If they succeed with their tax cuts for the rich

It should be the end of them.

[elleng]

8. SHOULD be, but WILL be?

Has anyone LEARNED anything?

[onit2day]

22. According to all latest polls public against tax cuts for wealthy

So republicans are acting against the public's will by their tax cut program.

[Kablooie]

9. Their propaganda is 100 times more effective than our truths.

So they will announce that they are heroes for the average guy and everyone in Republican communities will believe.

Gradually their supporters will begin to understand they've been screwed but will still lay the blame on Democrats.

They have weak, conservative minds in a vice grip and nothing can free them from it.

[maxsolomon]

14. Vise

not Vice.

[pangaia]

18. Perfect discription.. and I think both vise AND vice are appropriate.

[They_Live]

15. And the end of life

for a great many people as well. It's a genocide plan.

[BigmanPigman]

20. I have been saying the same for months now.

Whether it is through lack of affordable healthcare, natural disasters which do not receive relief, unwillingness to act upon Climate Change, or possible war with nuclear weapons it is all slow genocide by the ruling 1% oligarchy that was once a democracy called the USA.

[Rebl2]

2. Fine with me!

[Cold War Spook]

3. Seems like all cares about is the GOP.

Wants to pass a tax bill no matter if it is good or bad.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. "Soon move to impeach the president"

Once again, Democrats cleaning up Republican messes.

Grab a mop, everyone!

[Skittles]

5. ONE CAN ONLY FUCKING DREAM

[DK504]

6. Oh look, the Rethugs are doing every thing

in their power to break the back of working Americans and make POS's like the Koch ruling oligarchs and us peons won't have a chance to keep a "democracy".

So much for the "brave and courageous" a-hole Repukes that 'really, really care about us.'

[Maggiemayhem]

7. This is some faulty logic

Taking away the programs that benefit their base is really stupid. They will forget about the tax cuts failing but I wouldn’t want to confront the suffering masses. Painting yourself into a corner again Dimwits.

[pangaia]

19. They are not painting themselves into a corner again.

Republican voters are too fucking stupid to know what has happened and why.

[rainin]

10. Hey Republicans

Wanna protect yourself from being primaried? Why don't you help us get money out of politics?

[helpisontheway]

11. Don't get my hopes up turtle man..I would

love to see Mitch lose his leadership position.

[SeattlePop]

12. Good You Republicans Suck Anyway

Who you gonna rob to give your filthy rich benefactors their tax cuts Lindsey?

Me of course.

Burn in hell.

[Zorro]

13. TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

Republicans want to jam "tax reform" through without allowing any participation by the Democrats.

This country went through a revolution over that issue.

[kimbutgar]

16. They must have some good blackmail on him!

All those rumors about Lindshe might be true. And Russia gave them to Twitler’s Henchmen.

[pangaia]

17. So Lindsey, you actually mean that if you fail at screwing the people who voted for you,

then...they............ won't vote for you?

Yes, I see. You DO mean that.....don't you?


And THAT is how fucking stupid republican voters are.

[jmowreader]

21. And...that would be GOOD, right?

This is reality: The tax plan they are pushing is not describable by words that currently exist in the English language. Forget that any family with a special-needs child is going to see their taxes go through the roof because medical expenses will no longer be deductible. Or the Quiverfull (the Duggar family is this) movement, one of the GOP's strongest voting blocs, will see its taxes skyrocket thanks to the loss of personal exemptions. Truckers can kiss a lot of their paychecks goodbye because unreimbursed employee expenses will be gone with the wind...however, Donald Trump's own tax bill will plummet and his heirs' estate taxes will vanish. No, the real atrocity is the public spending that actually helps the average American will end because, gosh, negative $175 million is just too darn much money for General Electric to pay in taxes.

[LiberalLovinLug]

23. for one, it WILL pass.

If there is one thing Republicans agree on is that they always deserve a bigger piece of the pie.

Sound more like a set up. ie. when they do, he can then come out with a big grin and proclaim that, despite his previous skepticism, Republicans are now all working together as they should.....to help America families with this shiny new tax bill...trust him.

[Drahthaardogs]

24. If we win the House and Senate

Why impeach? Let the bastard rot for two years and win us supermajority and the Presidency in 2020