Give it to them.

“Democrats fighting for the middle class vs. Republicans fighting to protect the stashes of the top 2%.”.

rockmom on December 3, 2012 at 4:59 PM

If a vote comes up for the tax rates for everyone under $250K, the GOP had better vote for the lower rates, or they will be digging their own grave. The press already paints them as being for tax cuts for the rich rather than low taxes for all. Such a display would be used as Exhibit A in the “GOP is only looking out for the rich” meme.

John Boehner is hampered in the fiscal cliff talks by his right flank

No. He’s hindered by Obama and the Democrats who are negotiating in bad faith and offering nothing but tax hikes. And, note, offering a plan that dramatically different from anything that he campaigned on. It would be nice if the press had actually pushed him on his true plans, eh?

Boehner cannot haggle freely with the president due to the intense opposition to a deal within his own ranks

I think that you mean that Boehner cannot haggle freely with the president due to the fact that the president has no interest in haggling with Boehner.

Obama is not eager to go over the cliff, but he is willing

You mean: “over the cliff or $1.6T in tax hikes, Obama doesn’t care either way.

Obama is not eager to go over the cliff, but he is willing

Maybe. Maybe not. I think that Obama wants the extra money in the coffers, so I suspect that he wouldn’t push for the <$250K cut. Or, he may push for it publicly, but put so many poison pills into it that the GOP couldn't vote for it. And he would count on the press to cover for his games. I'm sure they'd oblige.

Look up “insufferable” in the dictionary and there is a picture of David Corn as its meaning.

Joey24007 on December 3, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Non’t be thuth a meanie.

Willing? They are salivating at it.

Tax hikes, cuts in military spending and leave all welfare spending untouched.

What’s not to like if you are far-left liberal?

Norwegian on December 3, 2012 at 4:57 PM

Not exactly, the sequester also means $500 billion in domestic spending cuts. Liberals do not want any cuts to anything, so there will be some screaming about this if Obama goes that way.

But this is the liberal fantasy, that they foment a civil war within the GOP that fractures it going into the 2014 midterms, and set up that election as “Democrats fighting for the middle class vs. Republicans fighting to protect the stashes of the top 2%.”.

But think about that: they just won the White House and gained seats in the Senate; but the only way they can get what they want is by hoping for the outnumbered Republicans to fight among themselves and cripple themselves.

Does that sound like a strong hand to you?

If Republicans stay united, regardless of the outcome of this “crisis,” Obama LOSES.

Tax hikes, cuts in military spending and leave all welfare spending untouched.

What’s not to like if you are far-left liberal?