Cliff Deal, Man Of Mystery

Cliff Deal, man of mystery             January 8, 2013

            Cliff Deal had only been in town since November, so nobody knew much about him around here.  The law tried unsuccessfully to send him packing.  They knew he was carrying something.  Now we know what it was. 

He brought extension of tax cuts and unemployment insurance.  He prevented Medicare payments to MD’s from being cut 27% for a year, while keeping grasping hands off Affordable Care benefits.  Postponed the sequester for two months to give congress time to end it permanently (Cliff’s a glass-half-full kind of guy).  He raised about $620 b without tapping 98% of families or 97% of small businesses.  Raised capital gains rates to 20% plus the 3.8% Affordable Care surcharge = 23.8%.  He reinstated deduction phase outs at higher income points and raised taxes 5% on Estates over $5 m.  That’s got to piss about 2% of us off real good.  Oh, and the Farm Bill?  Extended.  Plus some business incentives. 

Talk about dropping your wrecking ball in the stew.  The House a Representatives was doin’ just fine before HE came along!  Why, he behaved like an insolent upstart, snarling up at us as he…stooped to pick up our cuff links…that he dropped…while he was dressing us.  That scoundrel scratched ALL our cuff links.  Now nobody knows where he went.  Oh, but we are goin’ to settle Mr. Cliff Deal’s hash!  We’re pretty sure he’ll be back in a month or so.  We’ll have our revenge!