GOP should introduce 'Warren Buffett regulation' in tax package

Republicans should introduce the Warren Buffett regulation as part of the tax package being negotiated with Democrats.

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RNC spending stories raise questions not addressed by media

The Republican Party is grabbing headlines that supporters would prefer not to grab. Pundits right and left are expounding about Party spending at the national level and in my home state of Florida.

We’re not talking about spendthrifting taxpayer money—that would be the bailiwick of the Democrats at present. We’re talking about private funds donated directly to the Party for whatever legal purpose the Party chooses to spend on. The Party is accountable to donors for that.

RNC chair Michael Steele appeared on Good Morning America. Steele answered questions from  George Stephanopoulos, Democrat stratetgist/adviser turned TV pundit on Monday. Steele talked about the national dustup over funds spent for a visit to a nightclub best described as alternative entertainment.

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Tea party poll shows great divide between ‘Political Class’ and ‘Mainstream’

A new Rasmussen poll said 51 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the tea parties held nationwide last week, including 32% who say their view of the events is very favorable. The poll said 33 percent view the tea parties unfavorably and 15 percent weren’t sure. But when respondents were categorized by class, the figures were more startling. Rasmussen said, “While half the nation has a favorable opinion of last Wednesday’s events, the nation’s Political Class has a much dimmer view—just 13% of the political elite offered even a somewhat favorable assessment while 81% said the opposite. Among the Political Class, not a single survey respondent said they had a very favorable opinion of the events while 60% shared a very unfavorable assessment.” There is in fact a wide gap between the Political Class and Mainstream on a number of issues.
 
Rasmussen says Mainstream and Political Class respondents are established for polling purposes by answering a set of questions—who the respondent trusts more (the people or political leaders), whether the federal government is a special interest group, and whether government and big business work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors. A score is assigned for each answer. The Political Class falls in a range of scores of -2 or less while Mainstream respondents are defined by agreeing with mainstream view on at least 2 of 3 questions and not agreeing with the political class on any questions.

Some leftwing extremist celebs, presumably Political Class types, called tea party goers “racist” and a few like one comedian on MSNBC had a field day making adolescent jokes about the term ‘teabagging.’

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