OBAMA ADVISER SAYS PRESIDENT WILL NOT EXTEND BUSH TAX CUTS, EVEN TEMPORARILY: ’100% COMMITTED’

[steve2470]

125. I support President Obama 100% here

However, if I know Republicans, they are about two things:

1- Tax cuts for the rich and
2- getting re-elected.

My prediction is that they and their corrupt billionaire backers will mount a full court
press on this issue, and twist every arm and pull out all the stops. The Republicans know where most, if not all, the bodies are buried and won't be ashamed to resurrect the bones to accomplish their goal.

The Republicans will mount an ad campaign saying "OBAMA IS GOING TO
RAISE YOUR TAXES !!1!!!1". We can say, "only the top 2% are getting taxes raised and besides, it's a restoration of previous tax rates", but most will see it as a tax raise.

Many will believe that Obama is going to raise THEIR taxes. They won't bother to read DU or ThinkProgress or even dig into the news stories.

President Obama raises MY taxes ? Most won't vote for a President who does that, which is a sad fact. If that advertising campaign goes on long enough before the election, enough votes switch to the Rmoney column or enough Democrats don't vote, and bingo, Rmoney wins.

I hope I'm wrong.