Bush's tax cuts were the best he could muster with a 50/50 power share with Tom Daschle when Jim Jeffords flipped to Independent in May, 2001. That is why they had a sunset provision at all to start with once the post-9/11 tax rate reduction stimulus was voted in.
(R)'s didn't make them permanent (utter fail), and since 2007 (D)'s have done all in their power to undo them, and only in despiration trying to avoid an election year triple-dip recession did they vote their 1-yr extension once faced with an (R) house and the looming 2012 election.
FReegards!
