Hey it was the dimocrats who refused to vote for a year long extension and instead want a two month extension.
Seems to me the Dims don't want a long term tax break for the middle class because they would rather budget day to day and make it even harder for people to plan ahead.
Obama is speaking out both sides of his mouth on this issue.
He claims it will take maybe 4 more years to fix the economy yet he won't extend the tax-cuts for more than a year. Lack of stability in tax policy hampers job creation. Extending this mess out only 2 months serves only one purpose....allows the Senate Dems to put off doing their jobs till next year. The Republicans simply want them to start being responsible and earn their pay for once.
Doing what is right rather than doing what helps you get elected sometimes bites you in the ass.
I know that is an alien concept to a Democrat voter.