You got that right. Look at King George I's giant tax increase ("read my lips" down in flames) and what happened to him.
That was probably the prime example of a Republican being rolled. The lying, thieving Democrats told Bush that if he'd raise taxes, they'd balance the budget - once and for all.
Being naive, Bush believed them, and the anger against him brought on the misery we had to endure from the Bill and Hillary Clinton presidency.