Liberal trial lawyer says, “I really haven’t followed that debate in Congress”

During an appearance today on Austin’s KLBJ-AM radio, liberal trial lawyer Bill White joined President Obama in refusing to support extending the Bush tax cuts, which are set to expire on Dec. 31 and result in the largest tax increases in the nation’s history.

Host: A lot of Democrats are expressing concerns about extending the Bush tax cuts. Some seem to be in favor of that. Where do you stand on that, and how about an additional stimulus package which the president’s people, his economic advisers, are kicking around? Would you favor another stimulus plan and where do you stand on the Bush tax cuts being extended, all of them, not the majority of then, all of them?

Bill White: You know, I really haven’t followed that debate in Congress.

Host: Oh come on.

Bill White: Well I haven’t …

Host: Mr. White …

Bill White: Uh … what, come on what?

Host: How can you say you haven’t followed that debate? It’s the front-page headlines, it’s the thing that’s being discussed every day in Washington, D.C., amongst the Democrats and Republicans to maybe continue to help this economic recovery.

Bill White: Well, I mean, uh, well, I ... I really haven’t been going around, uh, giving, you know, running commentary on everything that national government has done. I didn’t do that as mayor. I don’t intend to do it as governor. I will tell you, uh, right now I think the number one job of people in both parties should be to reduce the deficit. That should be the number one job that they all do. We’re getting the nation too far in debt.

(SOURCE: “The Todd and Don Show on News Radio 590 KLBJ,” 9/3/10, audio available online (-21:48 mark) at http://www.590klbj.com/podcast/Episodes.aspx?PID=1513)

“Liberal Bill White and President Obama share the same disastrous economic policies,” said Texans for Rick Perry spokesman Mark Miner. “During this campaign, Bill White has called for higher taxes, increased regulations on businesses, and now refuses to support extending the Bush tax cuts, which would lead to the largest tax increases in our nation’s history.”