Political Quotes

“we Democrats have been saying for more than 4 months it is time for the House to pass a middle-class tax cut, which we approved here in the Senate in July. As the days until the country goes over the fiscal cliff tick by, more and more Republicans have joined our chorus. They realize the Republican leaders' unwillingness to compromise sooner has put them in a real bind. So reasonable Republicans are asking their House leadership to allow a vote on the Senate-passed legislation. What was once a trickle has become more of a flood. Last week, Republican Representative Tom Cole said it was time to give middle-class families certainty that taxes won't go up by $2,200, on average, on January 1. Then Tim Scott, Republican, a conservative Republican from South Carolina, admitted the Senate's middle-class tax cut would surely pass the House since it will take only 26 moderate Republican votes to ensure passage. I don't agree with columnist David Brooks--on occasion I don't agree with him, perhaps most of the time I don't agree with him--but no one can ever dispute the brilliance in writing of this columnist for the New York Times. He is a great journalist. He writes so well and explains things so well. I have great admiration for him.…”