"You cannot get anywhere if you start raising tax rates," the Kentucky senator said in discussing negotiations with President Barack Obama and Democrats on a deficit reduction plan.
Previously, McConnell and other conservative Republicans have railed against higher taxes in any form, and McConnell's use of the term "tax rates" indicated a shift in the mainstream GOP position.
Chris Wallace of Fox caught the distinction and asked McConnell if his language indicated he was open to collecting more tax revenue by ending some subsidies and loopholes. McConnell deflected the question, saying he wouldn't negotiate a deal on the program.
Another conservative Republican, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, has previously stated a willingness to accept more tax revenue in an overall reform of the tax code that would lower tax rates while eliminating many loopholes and subsidies.
Hard-line conservatives who seek smaller government immediately criticized Coburn for what they called an enabling attitude that would hinder efforts to slash spending. WHIOTV
Hardline Conservatives are comprised of Corporate elites on federal welfare and small red states on federal welfare. This is all about getting the most federal welfare as can possibly be obtained, for their side. Using middle class dollars to fight oil wars, using American foreign aid to open up global trade, funding the over represented red states, taking advantage of the less educated Keynesian fools.
Welfare queens, the whole right wing bunch, no different than the Obama crowd.
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