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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I didn't say "beholden," but the simple fact is that the Democrats are willing to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those making more than $250K, and the Republicans are not. That is pretty strong evidence.
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You didn't say that, but it is what you are suggesting. You are saying that there is no other reason to be for this position, other than to protect a core constituency.
I'm not so sure that the Rs were willing to let the cuts expire, but they definitely had leverage and played it accordingly. If it didn't pass, the Ds, as the party in power, would have gotten the blame. The Rs would then have passed it in the House in January (and it probably would at that point pass the Senate as well), leaving Obama as the sole roadblock - he probably saw that coming and played it smart.
