President Obama made public comments to this effect in front of the Business Roundtable. And various other commentators have reported it. But it’s turning out to be far more important than the jousting over tax rates that President Obama is saying flatly that he will not negotiate under any circumstances over raising the national debt limit. Read More
The 30 totally inconsistent, often contradictory, and occasionally incoherent things that Republicans say they must/must not do to rebuild. And it’s only been one month since Election Day.
PollTracker editor Kyle Leighton looks at the latest polling on the “fiscal cliff” to see what solutions people favor:
Photos from the life of the renowned jazz pianist. (Plus other notable deaths of 2012.)
Evan McMorris-Santoro is taking your questions in TPMPrime at 4 p.m. ET.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introducing bill to set federal standards to reduce lines at polling places and make them more accessible.
GOP ’16 pretenders try to start talking about poverty while the old guard is still dismissing Obama voters as government dependents.
I had an interesting day in Washington, largely centering around the bizarre dance over whether House Republicans will consent to tax rates going up for income over $250,000 a year when in fact no one is asking for or requiring their consent. It’s already the law. The main Republican leverage is tied to their ability to refuse to allow a new tax cut for everyone else — something they have the power to do but which nevertheless sits oddly with their brand. Now amidst the weird mix of denial and braggadocio there are signs that the Flat Tax may be emerging as the Hale-Bopp Comet of the GOP anti-tax cult. Read More
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