"Democrats threaten to go over ‘fiscal cliff’ if GOP fails to raise taxes"

In quotes because that is an actual Washington Post headline.

Democrats are making increasingly explicit threats about their willingness to let nearly $600 billion worth of tax hikes and spending cuts take effect in January unless Republicans drop their opposition to higher taxes for the nation’s wealthiest households.

Emboldened by signs that GOP resistance to new taxes may be weakening, senior Democrats say they are prepared to weather a fiscal event that could plunge the nation back into recession if the new year arrives without an acceptable compromise.

Sounds like they have a figurative gun to the economy's head, huh?

Don't hold your breath waiting for the SCOAMF to refer to his fellow Democrats like that.

(via Gabe's fresh-off-vacation twitter feed)

posted by Andy at 10:09 AM

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