Thursday, December 9, 2010

Why Conservative Support For The Deal May Unravel: The Pledge To America and Primary Opponent Rhetoric

Hewitt Blog  "The real problems for conservatives are two.
"First, any conservative who votes for the deal is voting to resurrect the death tax. The death tax is at zero right now, driven there by a decade of step downs and a moral argument, widely and deeply held, that this vampire tax is wrong on many levels. Any Republican who votes for the deal is voting to undo that demise. Any future primary opponent will be sure to campaign on the fact that the incumbent voted to resurrect the death tax --a powerful club with which to beat a senator facing a Tea Party challenge, and some of the redistricted old bulls of the House as well."...Emphasis added.

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