NewsBreakingOnline

On Friday night's NewsHour on PBS , liberal commentator Mark Shields felt the need to offer a “correction” to less-liberal commentator David Brooks when he said President Obama “wanted to raise your taxes” if you make over $250,000. He didn't want to “raise taxes,” said Shields, but just “return it to where it was” under Clinton. They're now “artificially reduced” for the rich. Brooks shot back “I was just reporting the facts.” Shields also trotted out the line that we haven't had any “shared sacrifice” (also code for tax hikes) in the new century, as if no one has federal taxes deducted from their paycheck. Brooks agreed on this point, that “serious” people should let go of their tax shelters so they can share sacrifice like soldiers. Brooks began the squabble by saying liberals don't quite trust Obama right now: read more