Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz pledged to keep his promise
to not raise taxes during the upcoming debate on the fiscal cliff. Chaffetz’s resolve to keep his promise to his
constituents was scolded. Chaffetz was
lectured that “Grover Norquist didn’t elect you. Your constituents elected you.” Maybe his constituents elected him because he
promised not to raise taxes.
CBS analyst Nancy Giles suggested that Republicans oppose abortion because they want to "build up the race" in order to ensure electoral victories.
Attorney Raul Reyes argued that President Obama should use his "bully pulpit" to influence the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act. Reyes also compared southern states to "children" who needed to be watched by the "parent" of the federal government on MSNBC this weekend.
Face the Nation panelists Dee Dee Myers and John Dickerson claimed
that high minority turnout in the 2012 election was due to anger over
Republican attempts to suppress minority voters.
Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer criticized conservatives for giving massive amounts of money to super PACs instead of donating their wealth to charity. Interestingly, Schieffer didn't seem to have a problem with rich liberals such as George Soros giving money to liberal PACs
California Governor Jerry Brown stated that he higher taxes because the Bible advocated "rendering unto Caesar what is Caesar's." Brown also stated that the private sector needed to give its extra money to government because he believes in a system of "to each according to his due."
Former CIA official Gary Bernsten stated that the White
House must have known about the e-mail surveillance on CIA Director David
Petraeus and that Petraeus was having an affair. Bernsten stated the White House was being
dishonest and politically engineering the scandal.
Former CIA official Robert Baer said that the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus stated that there was no reason for the FBI to investigate the affair by General Petraeus and the investigation "smacked of George Orwell."
Video from Campus
Reform shows Obama supporters celebrating the 2012 election as a victory
for Karl Marx and wishing for more socialism.
Carl Bernstein cheered the defeat of "scorched earth" conservatives, and wished they would "self-deport" while declaring the election a mandate to raise taxes.