Democrats on latest GOP debt offer: 'Do we look stupid?' (Clyburn)

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/194585-democrats-reject-gop-fallback-offer

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The GOP proposal would have cut $643 billion from the deficit and would have kept some of the automatic cuts to defense and non-defense discretionary spending in place. The summer debt-ceiling deal calls for $1.2 trillion in mandatory cuts if the supercommittee doesn’t reach a deal.

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Democrats rejected the offer because it contained only $3 billion in new tax revenue, gained from closing a loopholes that benefits corporate jet owners.

A Democratic member of the supercommittee, Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.), denounced the latest GOP offer, which he described as containing $600 billion in program cuts with “only $3 billion in revenue.”

“Do we look stupid?” he told The Hill after leaving a meeting with Democratic members of the panel. “I mean, I don’t know, maybe we do. I certainly am not stupid.”

[KamaAina]

1. To many repukes, he does look stupid

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/James_Clyburn,_official_Congressional_Majority_Whip_photo.jpg/200px-James_Clyburn,_official_Congressional_Majority_Whip_photo.jpg

[BlueJazz]

2. Something every DU'er knows: Until we tax the Rich, the 99% won't have shit.

Period...end of story.

[whathehell]

3. +100

[whathehell]

4. Good for him....I'm hoping against hope the Dems hang tough. n/t

[freshwest]

5. Anyone got the list of mandatory cuts?

[TxVietVet]

6. Rep. Clyburn is a good progressive.

At least he knows how to stand up to the conservanazis.

[izquierdista]

7. Do you want the answer before or after you cave??

Just going the last few negotiations with the Repubs.....

[msongs]

8. history indicates dems will cave big time. repubs will keep it up til dems stop caving nt

[toddwv]

9. No. The Dems look like wusses who always roll over belly up.

Wait for it... wait... wait...