Democrats were cool by comparison. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) ignored the deal in a statement that lambasted Republicans, saying they have "held the middle class hostage for provisions that benefit only the wealthiest 3 percent." She concluded tersely, "We will continue discussions with the president and our caucus in the days ahead."
The President states too that WE THE PEOPLE are the hostage.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/07/AR2010120707230.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2010120802766
"It's tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers," Obama said, "unless the hostage gets harmed. Then, people will question the wisdom of that strategy. In this case, the hostage was the American people, and I was not willing to see them get harmed."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-12-08-liberals08_ST_N.htm
See the debt:
http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?security_token=AOuZoY7cloHW_74BJvXmTiZoXryCztcs0w%3A1291837961442&blogID=5456825102503809620&label=&searchType=CURRENT&txtKeywords=deficit&numPosts=300
See the deficit:
http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?security_token=AOuZoY7cloHW_74BJvXmTiZoXryCztcs0w%3A1291837961442&blogID=5456825102503809620&label=&searchType=CURRENT&txtKeywords=deficit&numPosts=300
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