"Consider, in particular, the position that Mr. Kyl has taken on a proposed bill that would extend unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless for the rest of the year. Republicans will block that bill, said Mr. Kyl, unless they get a “path forward fairly soon” on the estate tax.
Now, the House has already passed a bill that, by exempting the assets of couples up to $7 million, would leave 99.75 percent of estates tax-free. But that doesn’t seem to be enough for Mr. Kyl; he’s willing to hold up desperately needed aid to the unemployed on behalf of the remaining 0.25 percent. That’s a very clear statement of priorities."
As Republicans move farther to the Right, the use of bipartisanship is wishful thinking. No one lives in their Universe anymore. Amid these hard times, Democrats care for the unemployed, while the Republicans weep over affluent victims of the “death tax”.
The Republicans look at the poor and unemployed and say "You get too much". Then look at their rich and wealthy constituents and say, "You don't get enough".
