Democrats Fear Obama Will Cave On Tax Cut

Given the history of the President's negotiating tactics, this fear is well founded. He has seemed to think it wise to give the Republicans concessions at the start (e.g.. no public option, stimulus tax cuts), expecting in return reciprocal action or at least good faith bargaining . He gets neither.

This hardly the hard core "Chicago style" politics, Republicans complain about. I hope that the President has finally learned that the Republicans will only work, even to the country's detriment, to bring Obama down, denying him a second term.