Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Obey more taxey

Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin says he's just not going to take it anymore: "A top congressman, saying Democrats "have had it with being maneuvered and jerked around" on the war in Iraq, offered a new approach Tuesday to change the course of funding for the ongoing war: A war tax. Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said he will not allow a bill to come for debate to provide emergency supplemental funds for the war and suggested Americans should be compelled to pay for it through a "surtax."

All these years, all this money spent, and only NOW does Obey say we need to raise taxes? Smacks of politics to me.

I think Republicans should say that if Democrats want to continue to be the taxing party, it's fine with them.