If Obama wants to suppress democratic turn out even more this fall..

[samrock]

and practically guarantee a republican take over of congress all he has to do is to allow all the Bush tax cuts to be re-authorized..

[doc03]

1. It's gonna happen n/t

[kentuck]

6. They will have to vote to extend them, right?

Otherwise, they will expire.

[WI_DEM]

2. I doubt he will.

[joeybee12]

3. It's part of the grand plan...

...oh yeah, they're gonna be re-authorized.

[elleng]

4. 'Allow?' You do know that there's a House and Senate involved in these matters, right?

[samrock]

8. He would have to sign it..

.. no WAY they could pass it over his veto.. BUT if was convinced to go along with it.. say extending them for a couple years.. say until economy turns solidly around....

[kentuck]

5. Maybe some want the Repubs in charge of Congress??

It will make the President stronger in 2012.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Please clarify. In your opinion will extending the tax cuts hurt or help

Obama in 2012?

Your post is very ambiguous.

[metapunditedgy]

10. Look how zealously they guarded the 2008 Congressional majority... n/t

[stray cat]

7. No one is making anyone not vote

[doc03]

11. It's a win win for the Republicans either way. No matter what

happens the economy can't improve that much before 2012. So if they extend them and the economy doesn't pick up they will blame HCR and the financial reform for the bad economy. If the economy does happen to pick up they will credit the Bush tax cuts. If they don't extend them the Democrats are going to be blamed for for the economy because they increased taxes. So therefore since Democrats seem to lack a spine the tax cuts on the rich will be extended.