Obama to Democrats: Pass the Bush Tax Rate or My Feckless Presidency is Over

Obama to Democrats: Pass the Bush Tax Rate or My Feckless Presidency is Over Scotty Starnes | December 16, 2010 at 8:00 AM | Tags: Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Bush tax rate, Democrats, Obama, President Obama, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), White House | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-3P2

Typical Obama. It's all about him and how long he can keep his mindless followers following his teleprompter presidency.

The Hill reports:

In urging lawmakers to vote for his tax deal, President Obama is using one of his go-to lines from the healthcare debate, according to a Democratic lawmaker.

Obama is telling members of Congress that failure to pass the tax-cut legislation could result in the end of his presidency, Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.) said.

"The White House is putting on tremendous pressure, making phone calls, the president is making phone calls saying this is the end of his presidency if he doesn't get this bad deal," he told CNN's Eliot Spitzer. 

But the White House shot back late on Wednesday.

"The president hasn't said anything remotely like that and has never spoken with Mr. DeFazio about the issue," said White House spokesman Tommy Vietor.

Gee. I wonder who is lying?

Obama's push shows that the president is going to the mat in order to push through Congress the compromise brokered with Republicans.

During the end of the healthcare debate, Obama reportedly told Democrats upset that the bill did not contain a public healthcare option that not passing it could put his presidency on the line and stall the liberal agenda for decades.

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