Helsinki Syndrom?

Is that what it's called? When hostages begin to identify with and care about their captors...Seeing as how we middle class workers and the genuinely unemployed are political "hostages" according to our illustrious leader. The leader that has led the way for the captors up to this point. Now, he can put himself in yet another Messiah-like capacity of Liberator of we hostages.

Republicans are holding fast to the promises that they were elected on 5 weeks ago without a whole lot of budge. They gave in on the continuation of the Unemployment benefits with no plan to fund them, which will simply tack the cost onto the current deficit. And please do remember that the Republicans still DO NOT HOLD THE HOUSE MAJORITY YET! We are dealing with the exact same Present, House, and Senate that we have been saddled with for the last 2 years. So do not sit here and think for a second that this is the new Republican Majority throwing its weight around.

As per usual, you have a faction of life-long rank and file Dems that absolutely refuse to have the tax cuts continue for "The Millionaires and Billionaires", to use the new wealth envy crowd's catch phrase. They seem to be willing to let the cuts expire on everyone with a job, give up a 2% reduction in payroll taxes, and let the once all-important extension of unfunded Unemployment expire at the same time the tax cuts do...All because they cannot stand the fact that they cannot tax The Millionaires and Billionaires (which would actually be any family making over $250,000), at a higher rate than they themselves are taxed or we the political hostage middle classes are! They preach FAIR, FAIR, FAIR! But can you tell me what exactly is fair about paying a higher PERCENTAGE because you EARN more?! If we all pay 15%, The Millionaires and Billionaires are still going to foot the bill for the VAST majority of the tax revenue required by the Imperial Federal Government to fund their outrageous spending....

Actually have to take a breath and take my kid to school. More to come!