astonerii on December 31, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Exactly. I don’t know how making the taxes even more ‘progressive’ is an improvement. It just makes the potential Democrat voting base even larger.

tommy71 on December 31, 2012 at 9:21 AM

You got it mostly right. If going over the cliff is every ones wish here, the normal American public WILL NOT UNDERSTAND that it was not the republicans fault for it. Instead you will have the media hawking about how the silly republicans raised everyone’s taxes and hate the poor and middle class. THAT IS WHAT your going to hear.

Sure you can TRY to explain it to the public, but the media controls the message. Its not much different right now in this country with the media than say…China, where the message is controlled ( yes I went there…if you look its almost the same concept )..

Going over the cliff = really bad things at the polls the next few cycles for republicans. Still have not shaken the whole GWB thing…this will only add to the fire.

“Concessions my a$$!!”……………

Report: Dems make several concessions on fiscal cliff overnight

Translation: The democrats are trying to compromise but those dam# Tea Party Republicans just keep moving the goalposts and trying to take the country over the cliff.

WHY ARE YOU “COMPROMISING!!??”

Three questions:

1) Will the “compromise” fix the economy?

No? ok, then how about:

2) Will the “compromise” address the long term structural spending problems?

No? Ok, last time:

3) Will the “compromise” offer Obama an opportunity to demonize you when the above two points become perfectly apparent?

Yes? THEN WHY ARE YOU COMPROMISING!!??

Give the Democrats everything they want and explain that the plan is stupid, damaging to the economy, and harmful to the long run solvency of the United States. However, since the American people apparently don’t understand that, we will give them what they want. But if the American people DO want it fixed, you have to get rid of the idiots that have no desire to fix the economy or rein in government spending.