The battle lines are drawn. It's the left against the lunatic left... Bill Clinton
But speaking with Newsmax, he criticized the president's deficit-reduction plan, which calls for $1.5 trillion in tax hikes to be collected by raising the rates on people making $200,000 or more and adding an additional calculation for people making more than $1 million.
"It's okay with me. I'll pay more. But it won't solve the problem," Clinton said,
Ben Nelson
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), a key moderate who's up for reelection next year, didn't mince words: "There's too much discussion about raising taxes right now, not enough focus on cutting spending."
Chuck Schumer
“Two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand dollars makes you really rich in Mississippi but it doesn’t make you rich at all in New York"
Jim Web
“I do not believe we should be increasing ordinary earned income taxes on any level,” Webb said Monday on Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Mich. Democrat Slezak switches to GOP
A former Democratic state lawmaker is switching to the Republican Party and will launch a campaign Wednesday for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee's seat, which has been held by a Democrat for more than three decades.
He said in the release he's switching parties because President Barack Obama and other national Democratic leaders "have failed our community."
"He came to Flint on the campaign trail, but has ignored us as president," Slezak said. He criticized Democratic leaders for having shown "no vision, no leadership and no understanding of the problems families, small businesses and the hard-working men and women of Michigan face every day."
Bob Casey
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has criticized President Barack Obama's jobs proposal...
Fed-Up Democrats Lash Out at Obama
So what should the White House do now? The advice from renowned Democratic strategist James Carville is to “panic.”
“We are far past sending out talking points,” Carville said last week in an opinion piece directed at Obama. “Do not attempt to dumb it down. We cannot stand any more explanations. Have you talked to any Democratic senators lately? I have. It's pretty damn clear they are not happy campers,” Carville said.
