MILLER: Class envy campaign tactic - Washington Times

MILLER: Class envy campaign tactic - Washington Times

President Obama flew Air Force One to Florida on Tuesday, bringing along the mobile White House entourage to call for a tax bill based on class envy. The Buffett rule is the highlight of his re-election routine, but the president should have saved our money by staying home. Lawmakers aren’t taking the bait.

“He can’t run on his record so he is coming down here to raise money - using taxpayers’ funds to do so - and again campaigning on ‘divide the American people,’ ” Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Republican, told reporters on a conference call.

The “official event” on the president’s schedule was a 74-minute speech at Florida Atlantic University on the Buffett tax, which was sandwiched between three big fundraisers. (At the $10,000 per ticket fundraiser in tony Palm Beach, Mr. Obama tailored his remarks to the wealthy audience, never mentioning his idea to raise their taxes). Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said that it’s “lucky for him he added in a public event so now we can all take a part in paying for these fundraisers that he’s conducting around Florida.”