DO THEY NOT REMEMBER GHWB?:

White House adviser won't say no to tax increase (AP, Aug 2, 2009)

A top White House adviser says he can't rule out a tax on middle-class Americans to pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

As a candidate, Obama pledged not to raise taxes for most Americans. But economic adviser Larry Summers says he cannot promise that Obama will stick to that campaign pledge.

Geithner Won’t Rule Out New Taxes for Middle Class (George Stephanopoulos, August 02, 2009 8:02 AM, ABC News)

To get the economy back on track, will President Barack Obama have to break his pledge not to raise taxes on 95 percent of Americans? In a “This Week” exclusive, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told me, "We’re going to have to do what’s necessary.”

You could understand such crazy talk from Joe Biden....

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 2, 2009 11:54 AM