Obama Signs Tax Cut Bill, Partisan Debate Rages On

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

WASHINGTON -- As President Obama signed into law Friday the massive bipartisan tax package that delighted most Republicans but divided his own party, the debate over its implications raged on.

Obama found himself surrounded by Democrats and Republicans eager to take advantage of a photo opportunity that illustrates their effort to prevent a big New Year's Day tax hike for millions of Americans.

Obama called the deal "real money that's going to make a real difference in people's lives."

But others continue to criticize the deal.

Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., said Obama and lawmakers will face enormous election-year pressure in 2012 to extend the cuts again or make them permanent. Weiner said the Republicans turned out to be "better poker players" than Obama.

The White House continued to defend the deal on Friday, saying there was no viable alternative plan.

"There was a lot of heat generated around this, but I will point out that a majority of Democrats in the House supported," White House chief spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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Better poker players?

Haven't they always been?


"You've got to know when to hold 'em..."

[ErnstBlofeld]

I remember mentioning that this bill was going to pass.Some people did not want this to pass. The big fight on fiscal policy begins on January 5.