And yet the truth is Republicans are fighting to extend the payroll tax cut for one year as opposed to the two month extension the Dems are pushing, which according to experts will be nearly impossible to implement.
(Ballot Box) — The head of Democrats’ election efforts in the House put Republicans on notice that they alone will be blamed by voters if they fail to approve a Senate-passed compromise to extend the payroll tax holiday.
Calling it a “defining issue” for the 2012 elections, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) said it left no doubt that Republicans were standing up for intransigence and extremism.
“In January, if taxes go up, it will only be because of the House Republicans who rejected compromise after compromise,” Israel said Tuesday on MSNBC.