Blame the repubs? WOW,,an amazing plot twist!
In my view Obama did get his mandate for higher taxes - I say let the Bush tax rates lapse for ALL income brackets in exchange for some spending cuts - or even sequestration.
Political point is to ensure that ALL Americans have skin in the game - call it “fairness” and “paying their fair share.”
The trick is how to pull this off while protecting the GOP House in 2014, because we must keep the House in 2015-2016.
Cut what appears to be an “OK” deal to conservatives but mostly gives the RATS what they want: a tax increase for everyone (these may be mutually exclusive). A recession will soon follow that will benefit GOP prospects in 2014.
And our GOP governors will probably raise Hell, but you get the point.