Reply #14: Why I blame him

[Time for change]

Repealing Bush's tax cuts for the rich was something that he repeatedly promised during his campaign. He didn't say he would let them expire in two years, he said he would repeal them. AND, for the reasons I discuss in this OP, it is very important that he do so. He has not done so, and as far as I can see he has no intention of doing so.

You say "I'm not sure delaying the part about ending the wealthy cut will be as politically damaging as allowing the middle-class tax burden to increase. I have three things to say to that:

1) I'm talking about more than "delaying" them. If he "delays" them for the 4 year term of his presidency, that is not delaying them, it is a broken promise period. He doesn't have all the time in the world to do this, and if he doesn't do it, it may never get done.

2) I'm not talking about what might be politically damaging. I realize that presidents must keep politics in mind. But they are also supposed to do what's right, and especially if they campaigned on doing so. As far as I can tell, Obama always does what he believes is politically expedient, and has never stuck his neck out to push for something important if there was any pressure not to do so from the right.

3) It isn't an either or choice. He can do both. He can simply ask Congress right now to put tax cuts for the middle class on the table, and let the Republicans either try to obstruct that or not. Then he can simply let the tax cuts for the rich expire at the end of this year.