Anne Butterfield: The Fox (News) That Jumped the Shark

Arguing that he was dealing with "hostage takers," President Obama agreed with leading Republicans to allow extension of the Bush tax cuts even for the richest Americans, even though our nation's debt drove the Republican wave to crest in the last election. Pushing for legislative priorities that work in opposite directions -- both tax cuts and deficit reduction in deep measure -- the much emp...
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Arguing that he was dealing with "hostage takers," President Obama agreed with leading Republicans to allow extension of the Bush tax cuts even for the richest Americans, even though our nation's debt drove the Republican wave to crest in the last election.

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