How the White House torpedoed Harry Reid’s tax deal

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6. Huh. I have to say I agree with that "One Democratic aide"

One Democratic aide on Capitol Hill dismissed the idea that the White House was trying to improve its position for tax reform, noting that Obama has yet to make an overhaul of the tax code a major priority in his six years in office.

Overhauling the tax code has really never been on the administration's radar.

I think the more likely explanation is that Reid's deal isn't a very good one for us.