Good golly. The ability to control the budget is the GOP’s strongest power. It should not be surrendered lightly, or for the sake of political theater.
1. Approve only temporary measures. Anything to move the “fical cliff” to March.
2. This will force Obama to submit a budget BEFORE any subsequent “fiscal cliff” negotiations take place.
3. Get every republican in front of every camera that they can, to emphasize the reckless spending in Obama’s plan.
4. Emphasize that there will be NO tax increases WITHOUT earnest spending cuts.
“4. Emphasize that there will be NO tax increases WITHOUT earnest spending cuts.”
That’s unfortunately just not true, which is the problem. There WILL be tax increases, both in rates and a 2% increase in Social Security withholding as of 1/1/2013 if nothing is done, along with massive cuts in the military, but no cuts to entitlements. Which is why Obama is perfectly willing to let it happen and keep in campaign mode.