Let’s be honest, everyone in town has a list of those who have ticked them off and those who deserve something nice under the tree, what with health care reform, an economic debacle and a fresh president fueling the debate.
Well, they’ve made a list and they’ve checked it twice, and now our fiscally conservative friends at Americans for Tax Reform are readying their Santa suits to let us know who is on their annual “Naughty & Nice” list this year.
Yeas & Nays got a sneak peek and noted some of the highlights. To see the full list, visit atr.org/presenting-official-naughty-nice-list-a4312 Tuesday night when it will be posted live.
Naughty
Former Gov. Jon Corzine, New Jersey — for not understanding that people want skinny budgets, not skinny governors
House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. — for repeatedly failing to put legislation online for 72 hours before a vote, in violation of her explicit promise
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. — for representing Washington, D.C., instead of Nevada
Sen. Max Baucus, D- Mont. — for violating the Eighth Commandment by claiming the Senate health bill doesn’t raise taxes
Vice President Biden — for his “stimulus” package claim: “In my wildest dreams, I never thought it would work this well.”
(And for washing his Trans Am in the White House driveway, shirtless: See The Onion)
The 11 New York county party chairmen who anointed Dede Scozzafava
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — for instituting a forced exercise program for its riders
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D. — for engaging in “unilateral tax reduction” after a long career of raising everyone else’s taxes
Nice
Creigh Deeds — for admitting he wanted to raise taxes if elected governor of Virginia, which led Virginians to elect Republican Bob McDonnell
Robert Gibbs — for cleaning up after David Axelrod and Timothy Geithner by reminding the American people that there are indeed “no caveats” to President Obama’s promise not to raise “any form” of taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year
Rick Santelli — for his motivational speaking skills that reminded us the government shouldn’t reward bad behavior
Hannah Giles, James O’Keefe and Andrew Breitbart — for exposing ACORN’s willingness to pimp out their “services” at taxpayer expense
San Diego ACORN office — for not using a shredder
Carbon dioxide — without it, plants would die
CNN — for deporting Lou Dobbs
