I hope Obama chooses to let us go off the cliff.

In every speech and every debate Obama said his plan included reverting the tax rates back to how it was during Clinton years for the rich. People heard that and they said OK when they re-elected him. 80% of Americans have no problem in raising the taxes for the rich. If GOP doesn't stop being the party of the rich and party of NO, they will become decimated in 2014 elections.

It's funny, for Boehner, he really has the role of the President - the WH should put proposals on Boehner's table so he could veto it or not. And it seems clear that what he'll accept is the kind of proposals Romney would have come up with. But the US elected Obama for President!

Go over the cliff, Obama, then see if Boehner wants to block targeted tax cuts for the middle class next year (although I would prefer ALL bush tax cuts expire). Boehner doesn't have a leg to stand on.

People must still be confused, thinking that Obama wanted to be President because of the leadership role. It's clear to me that he wanted reelection because his ego would never recover from a Carter-like defeat and now he can live out four more years of pampering and diffidence at the taxpayers' expense.

The office is much bigger than this man - the majority of you just haven't figured it out yet.

Well, Mr. Speaker, have I got a deal for you: tax cuts for 98% of taxpayers! Unfortunately, we're busy for the rest of the year (transition work between the first and second terms, you know), but on January 1 we'll be happy to sit down and talk about lowering the rates that most Americans are paying on that date. Then, if you want to get creative, we can talk about making the tax code more efficient and trimming loopholes to offset those tax cuts - say, by ending the preferential treatment of capital gains. Because we all know that a simpler tax code means greater growth, right?

Your move, Mr. Speaker.

Boehner had better get his right wing nuts under control or there will be no compromise and we, the American people, will lose again to right wing extremists.

....there will be no compromise and we, the American people will lose again to the right wing extremists.

And they will blame it all on Obama and the Democrats.

I call it treason.

The GOP should let Obama and Dems do what the want with Tax Policy, regardless of how they or others feel. This way we can let the cards fall as the may, and if things go great - awesome.... if not they will not be able to blame the GOP of being obstructionist. Then in two years the country can vote for House and Senate Seats accordingly.

One thing I will add though for all who say should just go to the rates under Clinton because things were so great then.... there is, could and most like a VERY big difference. We are in a differnent time. There is no Tech Bubble inflating our investments, confidence, values of everyting etc. As a country there was a mindset of the "new economy" and the growth would never end, etc. Under those circumstances, yes higher tax rates are easily more palatable. Especially when you think and feel 20%+ market rates of returns will go on forever, and your house will be worth a billion dollars when you retire.

Again, let the Obama and the Dems have their tax policy and lets see the results. Otherwise come mid term elections they will just campaign again on the blame game. Let the cards fall where they may, take away that arguement and go from there.

The idea of lower taxes for the upper class and the results being a "trickle down" did not work for Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush had to raise taxes in spite of "read my lips" and George W Bush looks stupid describing this all to foolish "feed the Beast" concept of favors for the rich and it will create new jobs more of the same B.S the Republicans have been spouting for years