Tax Small Businesses & Slash Defense Funds

As Washington Democrats continue to destroy any hope Americans have for economic stability, Nancy Pelosi reinforces her party’s commitment to President Obama’s failed agenda. Does this mean that Rick Larsen – just like his President – is ready to push the economy off a fiscal cliff by enforcing small business tax hikes and promoting devastating defense budget cuts?

“Even Nancy Pelosi knows her hope of regaining the Speaker’s gavel is slipping through the cracks as she ties Rick Larsen to President Obama’s toxic agenda,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “Washington families have suffered enough under the Obama-Larsen economy and in November we will be sure to stop them from making a bad economy even worse.”

Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi made it clear that Congressional Democrats are going to do what it takes to makes sure President Obama’s reckless agenda of taxing, spending, and borrowing continues to crush the economy:

“’I wouldn’t assume anything,’ [Pelosi] said. ‘I would just assume that Democrats would win and we would stop the obstruction of the president’s agenda. I think it’s fair to say that most people don’t have the faintest idea about leadership races in the Congress.’” (“Pelosi: Dems Should Skip Convention to Campaign,” Newsmax, 7/18/2012)

Yet a new poll reveals Americans are extremely unhappy with the state of the economy under President Obama:

“But with job growth tailing off since spring and the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, wondering aloud whether the labor market is “stuck in the mud,” the poll showed a significant shift in opinion about Mr. Obama’s handling of the economy, with 39 percent now saying they approved…” (Jim Rutenberg & Marjorie Connelly, “Economic Fears Hurting Obama, Poll Indicates,” New York Times, 7/18/2012)