Obama Is Flexible On Highest Tax Rates

[BlueStreak]

119. And you know that how?

Have you ever sold any product in that price range?

It ain't used cars. It isn't a matter of looking up this week's incentives and seeing if the customer will buy undercoating. Each campaign took at least 4 months and involved lots of complex agreements, and had dozens of people involved in the delivery. Every deal was unique and required a separate negotiation.

The only real difference is that some our our deals were not as adversarial as the Obama-Boehner deal, but when that kind of money is involved, people negotiate hard. I would argue the negotiation is actually harder in a high stakes business transaction because it is a competitive market. You get greedy and the other guy has an option to go with a different supplier. Boehner and Obama have no such option. They have to get a deal done.

Obama caved so easily every time during his first term that what we are seeing right now is a disbelief by the Repugs that he will actually stand his ground. That is why things are stalled at the moment. We are about to find out if it is the same old patsy Obama or if there is a new Obama this time. I hope the new Obama shows up. He will never have a stronger hand than he has right now. If he caves in at this point, he'll be a lame duck for 4 years.