Harry Reid at it again

In 2006, Senator Harry Reid was leading the charge against raising the debt ceiling under a republican administration; fast forward to present day and now Senator Reid is leading the charge to raise the debt ceiling under a democratic administration. What could possibly cause the Senate Majority Leader to change his position? Partisan politics, his flip flopping on the debt ceiling shows the hypocrisy of the left, that he will take the side that his party is supporting. At first, raising the debt ceiling was reckless, irresponsible and would create havoc throughout the economy. Now, not raising the debt ceiling is reckless, irresponsible and would create havoc throughout the economy. What has changed? Only who is in charge of the executive branch. Just to show that his ploy is nothing more than politics as usual, Senator Reid introduced SB 1323, the Shared Sacrifice Bill. This bill is nothing more than a token gesture, the bill has no legislative teeth and does nothing but make a recommendation that those who have more need to pay more. Last time I checked, our progressive tax system already placed a larger burden on wealthier people. Doesn’t that mean they are paying their fair share? Where is the sacrifice from the approximately 50% of Americans that pay no net federal taxes? Is that equal protection under the law?
What could be the purpose of proposing a bill that has little to no chance of passing? What would be the purpose of proposing a bill that makes no recommendations or no laws? The answer is simple; it’s simply a campaign stunt. Not for Reid, his term doesn’t end for a few more years, but for democrats in general. They are playing to the general public, trying to create someone to blame, someone to demonize. Not only do they want to demonize the rich, they also want to use the sham bill that Reid presented as a campaign trick to show the “common” people that they hate the rich and are looking out for the poor. We can’t fall for that trick.