[fatez]

It will be temporary when we win a landslide election next year and take the Senate. The democrats only hope is to successfully pin the economy on us right now thru the debt ceiling failure. If Obama and the dems own the economy in next years election, it will be a conservative landslide. I want the same thing you do, I think we have different views on the how to get there.

[mlocher]

I agree with you that we need to pin the economy on Obama, and there is wisdom in your thinking that a tax increase will further tank the economy. It is not always clear how long it takes an economy to tank when taxes are raised -- Laffer's curve, the best predictive model I know of wrt to economy/taxes, is a bit vague on time-frame.

I may have to raise a glass to a conservative landslide tonight -- and I hope you do too! Have a great one!