Tax Cuts For The Rich Matter More Than Anything Else

Slatest: "Mere hours after President Obama's bipartisan meeting with Congressional leadership, the Associated Press reported that 'Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending.' Those GOP leaders Obama was meeting with had already 'quietly collected signatures on a letter pledging to carry out the strategy.' That letter, which Steve Benen calls a 'hostage plan,' was released today, and it signals Republicans' intent to torpedo the DREAM act and a DADT repeal, among other things."