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November 27, 2012
David Corn: The Myth of the Obama Cave-In
By Sheila Samples
Members of the politirati are suggesting that Obama might once more turn tail and betray his promise to say no to another extension of these tax breaks for the rich. Obama didn't wave the white flag in 2010. He turned a face-off over the Bush tax cuts into an opportunity to enact a second stimulus that he otherwise could not get past Senate Republicans. His failure at that time was not that he mustered insufficient mettle; he failed to convey to ...
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Members of the politirati are suggesting that Obama might once more turn tail and betray his promise to say no to another extension of these tax breaks for the rich. Obama didn't wave the white flag in 2010. He turned a face-off over the Bush tax cuts into an opportunity to enact a second stimulus that he otherwise could not get past Senate Republicans. His failure at that time was not that he mustered insufficient mettle; he failed to convey to the world that he had jujitsued the GOPers.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.