Gohmert just said best and truest line of night: "I'd like to thank Democrats for accepting that 98% of Bush tax cuts benefit middle class."
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Kevin Shafer (@campaignkev) January 02, 2013Immediately after Democrat leaders gushed over themselves tonight for protecting the middle class by supporting the Senate fiscal cliff bill, GOP Rep. Louis Gohmert took 15 seconds to use their own words and point out a bittersweet irony:
Louie Gohmert sarcastically thanks Dems for acknowledging that 98 pct of Bush tax cuts help the middle class—
Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNBC) January 02, 2013
Gohmert: 15 sec on floor. All he Says is "thanks Dems for admitting that Bush tax cuts helped the middle class for years."—
Montana (@Montana1010) January 02, 2013
mic-drop “@DomenicoNBC: Louie Gohmert sarcastically thanks Dems for acknowledging that 98 pct of Bush tax cuts help the middle class”—
Dr. Michael Bitzer (@CatawbaPolitics) January 02, 2013
Rep. Gohmert thanks Dems for "finally realizing that 98 percent of the Bush tax cuts help the middle class" before yielding, to some laughs.—
Tyler Waldman (@aresef) January 02, 2013
Rep. Gohmert isn’t the only one making the point:
So impressed by all the dems now publicly acknowledging bush tax cuts helped 98% of Americans and strengthened the middle class #liblogic—
Bethany Aronhalt (@BethanyAronhalt) January 02, 2013
https://twitter.com/RyGuy_717/status/286310244462759937
After decade of denial, Dems admit 98% of Bush tax cuts help middle class. #tcot #permanent—
Hillary Hype (@MaxTwain) January 02, 2013
