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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA If nothing else one at least can get a chuckle now and again from democrats and their oft tendency the make - well - ridiculous statements. Senator Mary Landrieu's remarks on the deal Obama cut with Republicans  to extend the Bush era tax relief is one of those times. “We’re going to borrow $46 billion from the poor, from the middle-class, from businesses of all sizes basically, to give a tax cut to families in America today that, despite the recession, are making over $1 million,” she said. “This is unprecedented.” May we ask who is borrowing $46 billion dollars from the poor, middle class, and business to extend tax relief Mary? Further, the tax relief enacted during the Bush years is now ten years old. Technically extending tax relief to all Americans at this point is merely maintaining the status quo. Allowing the relief given  all  American taxpayers over the last ten years to expire would amount to a huge ta...