He is Leader in name only, the newly elected freshmen would laugh at him if he came to them with tax increases.
The communist Obama is wasting his time, and his insistence on tax increases is going to result in default.
Worst of the Waste: The 100 Outrageous Government Spending Projects of 2010
Pig book 2010
http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/