The Republicans have check mated Obama [View All]

[Quixote1818]

This tax deal is going to cause the deficit to stay out of control. Obama will get all the blame (which is EXACTLY what the Republicans are up to) when several trillion is added to the debt he will then lose the center. The base will stay home in pretty strong numbers and it will be a blow out. The new Republican president will then use his Republican congress to start chopping Social Security and all kinds of other programs that are good for middle and lower income folks.

His only hope is that the economy turns around enough to increase revenue at a strong enough pace that we begin to grow ourselves out of debt and enough moderate Republicans can join with Democrats to make major cuts in Military spending. I really don't see the economy zinging along in two years so I think it's pretty clear Obama is going to have a very rough time of it come election time.

It's looking like our General just lost the war for the Middle Class. This was the Battle Gettysburg and we lost it without a fight.