Democrats (and Bloggers): Stop Arguing, Unite Behind "Hostage" Banner, and Win

Republican­s have poor and middle class constituen­ts, too.  As a matter of fact, everything that Obama said that "Republica­ns are giving up" in this deal?:

OBAMA:  And, as I said, there are a whole bunch of things that they are giving up.  I mean, the truth of the matter is, from the Republican perspectiv­e, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the college tuition tax credit, the Child Tax Credit -- all those things that are so important for so many families across the country -- those are things they really opposed.  And so temporaril­y, they are willing to go along with that, presumably because they think they can beat me on that over the course of the next two years.

Republican­s either initiated or eagerly campaigned on because their supporters liked it and there would be h3// to pay for them if they were responsibl­e for it ending.

Not to mention the fact that, 'U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner said he would vote for middle-cla­ss tax cuts sought by the Democratic Obama administra­tion even if it means eliminatin­g reductions for wealthier Americans'.

This is an absolutely wretched deal, and if Obama was in private practice and 'Lawyer Obama' had negotiated a deal like this for a client, he would be sued, successful­ly, for malpractic­e.
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