Look, if Repubs give in: top 2% rates go up.
If we let fiscal cliff happen: top 2% rates go up along w/98%
Pubs need to pass bill raising top rates and leaving 98% as is.
Clean bill, nothing added. Announce they are giving Obama what he wants for the sake of the 98% and let Obama own it.
Done!
That’s a very roundabout way of saying: capitulate.
No, Republicans should abstain from voting on tax increases and let the Democrats own the disaster completely. There are quite a few Democrats who don’t want to be saddled with having voted to increase taxes, so it would be great to see them squirm if they had to own up to their vote.