 |
         
|
FreedomWorks.org was identified by CBS' Wyatt Andrews as the leader of a group of "conservative Websites" orchestrating protests against healthcare reform legislation at Congressional town hall meetings. Andrews showed us Sen Arlen Specter (D-PA) being shouted down and Rep Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) being surrounded. Andrews did not call them rent-a-crowds. He acknowledged that "the turnouts also reflect real fear over the increased taxes and government controls that are part of the health bills being considered."
Speaking of increased taxes, ABC's Jake Tapper picked up on White House damage control after administration officials appeared on the networks' Sunday morning shows. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week that "you cannot rule it out," referring to a tax increase. "It is never a good idea to absolutely rule things out," was Lawrence Summers' response to CBS' Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation. Summers heads the National Economic Council. Increased taxes are certainly not happening at the moment, ABC's Tapper noted, quoting an Associated Press study. The federal government is on pace to collect 18% fewer taxes in 2009 than in 2008.
You must be logged in to this website to leave a comment. Please click here to log in so you can participate in the discussion.
