Sean Duffy Votes For Payroll Tax Cut Extension - Adds $143 Billion to National Debt

With nearly a 2 to 1 passing vote margin in both the House and the Senate and a flick of the wrist by President Obama the governing bodies of the United States delivered a gift wrapped addition to the national debt for the American public. The $143 billion compromise extends the ‘temporary’ payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits to the end of the year and will leave Congress with the same dilemma we’ve seen before – either play the Grinch before Christmas or to cave, yet again, on the hard decisions.

I just don’t understand the reasoning and officially none was really championed by either party more or less because both want it quickly off the radar. Democrats are for it, of course I’ll remind everyone that Democrats had controlling power in Congress when it was passed and sign by Obama on Dec 17, 2010 and now the majority of Republicans have caved in to continually damage any chance of fiscal recovery in my lifetime.

Here’s the long winded 13:10 video of the WH response including my favorite comment (early on) that “this bill moves the country forward”, to what I do not know.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/12/17/president-obama-signs-tax-cuts-and-unemployment-insurance-legislat

What’s the line up for Christmas 2012 look like? Set to expire at year’s end we have the Bush tax cut extensions (yes, it’s still out there and yes both party’s are afraid to touch it). Next, we have the National Debt Ceiling Cap – here again we classic “Duffy Confusion”, where he voted to give the authorization to President Obama and I’m assuming he didn’t expect him to use it, rrrright! Finally, we have the 2% FICA payroll tax extension which apparently has been permanently attached to unemployment benefits; I guess in the eyes of Congress the two were made for each other and everybody gets a little something.

Why pick on the Duffster? He’s just giving his constituents in the 7th district what they want, right? I’m not so sure about that, if people fully understood the severe dampage that putting an extra $40 in your pocket meant rather than paying it into FICA they would be telling him where to stick his vote. And don’t you Pat Kreitlow fans worry; his tiring Obamanomic retread ideals will get equal play. For now let’s move forward and secure the facts from omission.

Extras: House voted on February 17, 2012 293 – 132 for bill passage. Notable No votes – Michelle Bachmann (R) and Ron Kind (D) whom S. Duffy replaces in St. Croix County through redistricting.