So, Obama wanted to raise revenues (to the tune of $1.2 trillion) without raising tax rates, but by eliminating loopholes and deductions...a year ago! Sounds a bit like O'Boehner's capitulation and parroting now, right?
But now, that's not good enough for the Great Obama. Nope, he wants more; he has a mandate to demand it. So, I guess Obama's general rule of politics is if I can beat them into signing on to my old ideas, they can sign on to my new ideas as well...otherwise, no deal! Hey, Johnny Boy, YOU CANNOT NEGOTIATE WITH THAT!
Even as the end of the year draws near, Sire's demands keep coming. Now, he says raising the debt ceiling must be raised...or no deal.
BusinessInsider: In "off-the-cuff" remarks at the Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C, today, President Barack Obama was firm in a stance that he would not be "playing that game" of negotiating the raising of the debt ceiling. He said a rise in the debt ceiling would have to be a part of a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff."
Not 'playing that game'? That's the brunt of this little dictator's stratagem. He's attempting to render you (and your party), Mr. Boehner, irrelevant. Wake up! You cannot compromise with this. Taking a stand on principle would be refreshing from this Speaker...but I think what Boehner has been giving us, and again this morning, is what Rush accurately dubbed 'a seminar on surrender'.
CNN: Taxes on the wealthy are going up, House Speaker John Boehner conceded on Wednesday in challenging President Barack Obama to sit down with him to hammer out a deal for avoiding the fiscal cliff.
