He is now trying to destroy the republican party. If the R's go for the tax hikes, they will be thrown out on their asses and the house will go back to the D's and then they will have their way with the American people and do ANYTHING they want.
Most registered R's I know are changing their registration anyway so no worries, one party rule till they take her down.
He is going to do the same thing then he did with 0bamaCare. He will shove the tax increases down the people's throat, even if all the Republicans and 90% of democrats oppose it.
It's either his way or the highway