Thread about Obama caving on extending all Bush tax cuts?

[Revere]

I can't find one. Kindly merge this one if it already exists.

Democrats angry over Obama tax deal talk - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

For almost a decade in Democratic politics, there was little disagreement: If you were running for office, you wanted do away with the Bush tax cuts for high-end earners.

Now, in the eyes of liberal and moderate Democrats alike, President Barack Obama has blinked — even before the new House Republican majority takes office.

Between Obama’s weekly address Saturday and comments Wednesday by his senior adviser David Axelrod, the White House has made clear that it intends to compromise — acceding to Republican demands to extend the high-end tax cuts temporarily in exchange for renewing the middle-class tax cuts due to expire at year’s end



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[VaYank5150]

There are two already, actually. In any case, Obama screwed up again. NEVER trust the GOP.

 

[Revere]

Democrats have the votes to extend only the middle class cuts now.

What does the GOP have to do with this?

 

[kyzr]

I hope the dems let the tax cuts expire. One more "fuck you" before they let the GOP take over. It would make Obama's Debt projections look a lot better for 2012.

 

[Stephanie]

LOL, notice now the Republicans have the upper hand, all that talk about COMPROMISE flies right out of Democrat lefties butts.