George W. Bush: Stop Calling Them "Bush Tax Cuts"

[Roy Rolling]

Source: CBS News

George W. Bush suggested in a radio interview on Monday that the debate over extending tax cuts in Washington might be made easier by using a phrase other than "Bush tax cuts."

In the interview, conservative talk radio host Scott Hennen said that three of the most used words in politics in the last few months have been "Bush tax cuts." That's because of the debate raging over whether and how to extend the cuts, which were established in 2001 and 2003 and are set to expire at the end of this year.

Republicans have called for all the cuts to be extended, while President Obama has pushed for them to be extended for income levels below $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. Under a compromise agreement worked out between the president and Congressional Republicans, the cuts would be extended for all for two more years.

"It's everywhere right now with this debate going on," Hennen said, speaking of the phrase "Bush tax cuts."


Despite widespread opposition among Democrats to extending the Bush tax cuts for the highest earners, Hennen then added: "Right now recognition of members of Congress of both sides that we need to keep your tax policy in place. Does that feel like a vindication?"

"Well, I wish they woulda called it something other than the Bush tax cuts," Mr. Bush responded. "There'd probably be less angst amongst some to pass it."



Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20025590-503544.html

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They only use that phrase because "job-busting economy-killing handout-to-the-rich tax cuts" won't fit on Boehner's Twitter posts.

[Autumn]

1. Ok. The Bush/Obama tax cuts.

All better Georgie?

[wordpix]

34. I prefer "tax cuts for the rich" b/c sheeple think "Bush tax cuts" have a positive ring

[otohara]

2. ObamaCare

nuff said!

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. We may laugh at and insult Smirky's intelligence, but he got what he wanted as Prez

Or, at least Cheney and the rest of BushCo got what it wanted.

[HughBeaumont]

30. Pretty easy to do when some of your "opposition party" is really on your side.

That, or they were afraid of Cheney and his . . . "accident" team.

Too few progressives, too many "normal Republicans" going under the Democratic cape. That's why progressives never get one goddamned INCH. NOT. ONE.

[Angry Dragon]

4. little bushie going to start crying like weeping boner??

[SpiralHawk]

5. Hmmm? How about: "the rich man's AWOL-from-taxes trick." ?

Is that more accurate? Anything that keeps fatcat republicons from paying their fair share...

Although, unfortunately, there is a clear association in most minds with the words 'Bush' and 'AWOL.'

The ugly truth.

[saigon68]

22. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[valerief]

6. The trickle-wealth-up tax cuts? nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Next year they can call them Obama Tax Cuts

[Devil_Fish]

29. and they certainly will. NT

[SoapBox]

8. Here we go...Time for some more RushThug/T.HaterBagger RE-WRITING of history!

[hugo_from_TN]

9. He's right. The Bush tax cuts end on Dec 31.

Any new tax cuts are the Obama/McConnel cuts.

[elocs]

10. Yes, stop calling it the "Bush Tax Cuts". Start calling it the "Bush Recession".

That would be accurate.

[sweetapogee]

41. so when

do we start calling the bush recession the Obama tax cuts? Jan. 1?

Just askin...

[tomm2thumbs]

11. Warm Puppies Tax Cuts

there, that makes it all better

oh, and the 'Giggly Kittens War' in Iraq is going splendidly, thanks for asking.

[Romulox]

12. He's right: They are the OBAMA tax cuts, now. nt

[Ganja Ninja]

13. Call it this ...

"The Anti-Liberal Bipartisan Conservative/Centrist (We're always right) Billionaires Relief Act."

[avaistheone1]

14. The Obama Bridge to Nowhere Tax Cuts

[HopeHoops]

15. Yeah, and serve them up with some "freedom fries".

Just like a Republican - change the unpopular name without changing anything else. French fries are french fries no matter what you call them.

[HillWilliam]

20. The GOP way:

[wordpix]

32. super! love it!

[caraher]

16. Is he saying he was a divider, not a uniter?

Shouldn't "Bush tax cuts" make us all feel unified? :sarcasm:

[Jefferson23]

17. Fine then, call them Asshole's Tax Cuts, that label defines the content

of the policy as well as those who embrace it....all bipartisan like!

[Liberalynn]

18. I'd be against the payroll tax holiday and the the tax cuts for the wealthy

any way. Wrong policy is wrong poilcy no matter what its called and who proposed it. Don't flatter yourself Dumbya to think you're still relevant in any way other than as a primer of what one shouldn't do as President.

[fascisthunter]

19. who didn't see this coming?

3d dimensional chess, my ass...

[liberal N proud]

21. I like: Bush job-busting economy-killing handout-to-the-rich tax cuts

[Roy Rolling]

27. Next best: Shrub tax cuts

Damn you, Twitter for censoring our political discourse. :shrug:

[ProudDad]

23. Now they're the Obama/Bush Tax Giveaway...

to the rich...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

24. And the historical revisionism of the Bush years continues . . .

If we don't call them the "Bush tax cuts" now then they never were, were they?

[BenzoDia]

25. Stop saying "Death Panels" first.

[and-justice-for-all]

26. Piss off wanker and goto prison, you murdering bastard..nt

[babydollhead]

28. How about, "Fucking George W. Bush, Tax Fucks"?

[Tx4obama]

31. Call them "Bush Tax Cuts for the Millionaires & Billionaires"

The reason that Bush doesn't want them called the Bush Tax Cuts is because the dems will use the phrase "Bush Tax Cuts for the Millionaires & Billionaires" in the 2012 campaign or better yet ---> "The Republicans held Obama and the Middle Class Tax Cuts hostage until they got their Bush Tax Cuts for the Millionaires and Billionaires" ;)

[wordpix]

33. just like * to say the "angst" is due to the naming of the cuts, & not the cuts themselves

[Anakin Skywalker]

35. STFU, Bush! You piece of horse excrement!

[Demeter]

36. How About GOP Looting the Public Purse for Capitalist Cronies and Campaign Donations?

It's more accurate.

[forty6]

37. George W Bush was the finest President EVER! If one is ...

a millionaire!

I guess Obama is just trying to be that great, too! Somehow it's not working!
Somehow millionaires and Fox News still think Obama is a Socialist.

[western mass]

38. He has a point. Now they're Obama's Tax Cuts

A nice addition to Obama's War.

[HughBeaumont]

39. I think this cartoon (also on the back of my car) illustrates PERFECTLY what it should be called:

[AndrewP]

40. One moron interviewing another moron

Hennan got kicked out of his local morning show a couple of months ago, by the way. Not a big deal perhaps, but I just wanted to point out his faults like he does all of the time.

In January of 2009 Hennan said on the air that he wanted President Obama to fail, so that Socialism wouldn't take over the United States.


:crazy: