(02-20-2013 11:26 AM)RobertN Wrote: Just think, all this could have been avoided if the Republicons would have just worked with the Democrats to come up with a compromise. Of course, that wasn't going to happen because they want to see Obama fail-which is their only chance to win back the White House from the black man.
Republicans have compromised the entire way. Obama is the one repeated laying down ultimatums and stating absolutes. This is his idea and his problem.
Reasons the super committee failed:
1. Democrats were unwilling accept anything less that $1T in tax hikes.
2. They were also unwilling to seriously look at medicare and medicaid. Instead of looking to reform them, the democrats added trillions of dollars in new spending on the health care system furthering the problem.
3. Democrats outright rejected Republican suggested reforms, promising to offer their own structured reform plans but never did.
4. Republicans offered $250B in taxes from the wealthiest Americans. They agreed in principle to suggestions in line with Bowles-Simpson and Rivilin-Domencini plans. Democrats said no.
5. Obama demanded more stimulus and threatened to veto any bill that didn't include massive tax heights during the committee meetings.
I see lots of refusal to compromise, but not from the Republicans.
