Friday, December 07, 2012

The Cliff Is Coming-- Hooray!

Obama Won't Play That Way, Fiscal Cliff Edition - Garance Franke-Ruta - The Atlantic
Goodbye, conciliator. Hello, Mr. Tough Love.

If Republicans are unwilling to compromise on allowing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to expire, America is going to go over the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. Whether out of firm belief or firm belief in saying it as a negotiating strategy, President Obama has made it abundantly clear that this is one area where he will not budge...

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