Isn't that rule #1 of things NOT to do in contentious/difficult negotiations? And Social Security is now on the table as well, despite the fact that neither of these programs contribute to the near term deficit problem. As Ezra Klein has said numerous times, the near term problem is Congress. We would be better off if they literally did nothing.
I'll save my angry liberal meltdown for until a deal is actually struck, but I will say this: Obama is making an enormous mistake and miscalculation if he thinks his base is going to swallow another "Aw Shucks guys, I did the best that I could" ala the extension of the Bush tax cuts in 2010.
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