Another win for the plutocrats

Who is surprised, considering that the Republicans on Capitol Hill have a one-word vocabulary that consists of No? Senate Repubs have just blocked two Democratic measures to continue the Bush tax cuts for middle class folks but not for the richest 2% of the country. There were 53 Yes votes, not enough to end the debate.

House minority leader John Boehner said the Democrats' plan was "chicken crap."

Continuing the about-to-run-out Bush cuts for the super-rich will cost the nation $700 billion.

As Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said, "There are no signs that millionaires are suffering in this economy. It's everybody below that."

Chalk up one more win for the plutocrats.