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To: Tommaso who wrote (33567)	12/16/2010 10:09:31 AM
From: zamboz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71456

Part of the opposition stems from anger over Obama's negotiation style. He always begins negotiations by giving away half the store. Anthony Wiener called it "punting on third down". Franken upped that to "punting on first down". Add to that the demeanor of the Republicans who have made the Dems feel they have been held hostage. In the end, Obama traded tax cuts for the rich at $76 billion for extending unemployment assistance at about $50 billion. Not too bad. Some also see risks to Social Security in giving a tax holiday for that program. If I knew the economy would be okay, I would rather see the tax cut bill fail and see progress towards lowering the deficit. Some Republicans may want to see the deficit worsen so that all the New Deal programs can be more easily eliminated.

To: Tommaso who wrote (33567)	12/16/2010 10:34:29 AM
From: John	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71456

Tommaso, you asked: I wonder why all those Democrats are so angry with Obama for negotiating with the Republicans to extend the tax cuts. When I asked if you were serious, I did not mean, "Was that really the news?" I meant, "Are you serious in wondering why the Democrats and Republicans oppose each other?" One may as well ask, "Why is the sky blue?" If Frick says "black," Frack says, "white." The reason why "those Democrats are so angry with Obama for negotiating with the Republicans to extend the tax cuts," is because the Republicans want the tax cuts. If the Republicans wanted tax increases, the Democrats would have been angry that there were no tax cuts. It's simply political posturing.