the bad thing is they want the economy to be bad. if the economy is terrible. for me the initial opposition of the republican caucus to the payroll tax cut is pretty strong evidence of the bad faith theory. it s hard for me to think that they think it s bad policy. it s something they supported in the past. they supported the first time around. they suggested it the first time around. here s barack obama essentially making this case. this really should not be controversial. a lot of republicans have agreed with the tax cut in the past. the republican leader in the senate said, quote, i m quoting here, it would put money back, a lot of money back into the hands of businesses and into the hands of individuals. that s what he said. another republican leader said it would help small business owners create jobs and help
entire branches of government can t function, and then you are sort of self fulfilling, and you are creating of course the public doesn t trust the government because you are breaking the notion that the government is breaking. i want to talk about the two theories of obstruction, a good faith theory that republicans think passing these things will be bad for the company, and the bad faith theory, which is that they do not want to see the economy improve because they want to see barack obama not re-elected. i want to bring to the table richard bloomenthal of connecticut. .harvested the same. .and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via® ready brew. we promise you ll love it or we ll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it s the starbucks via® taste promise.