With all due respect, the question is NOT whether or not to raise taxes.
Instead, the question is whether:
(1) to raise taxes by default, when the Democrats push America over the “Fiscal Cliff” — which will allow the Democrats to blame the Republicans for causing the economic catastrophe that results, which Obama wants to do —
or
(2) for Republicans to “allow” the Democrats to raise the taxes they say they “need” to “fix” the economy — which will allow Republicans to blame the Democrats for the economic catastrophe that results: “We told them that raising taxes in a recession would make the recession WORSE!”.
Which scenario will produce a better election result for America in 2014?
Ready or not, the 2014 campaign has already started....
I don’t see how option 2 is possible as you know darn well (according to MSM sources who do not wish to be name), ALL problems are due to Rs. All that is good has been crafted by the mind and hands of Lord Obama.
Unfortunately, your post assumes truthful and unbiased reporting of the situation by the media.
We all know it’s STILL Bush’s fault, right?
Obama has destroyed the economy in four years and how did that work out? It's still Bush's fault.....
The inevitable catastrophe will still be the Republicans fault no matter what they do....Hell, they may even blame it on Republican Bunning who was the sole republican who voted for Obamacare thus giving the Democraps a filibuster proof super majority.........