A Trillion Here, A Trillion There...

... and pretty soon you're talking about real money:  Dems look for up to $1T in new revenues 

Democrats say they want to raise as much as $1 trillion in new revenues through tax reform later this year to balance Republican demands to slash mandatory spending.

Democratic leaders have had little time to craft a new position for their party since passing a tax deal Tuesday that will raise $620 billion in revenue over the next 10 years.

Sen. Everett Dirksen (D) was simply lacking in imagination when he said "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money."

Well, there is some doubt that he actually said it. But at least he agreed.

UPDATE: Ted has videos of Barack Obama's ofter repeated promises not to raise taxes in his post "Liar, Liar Pant on Fire."