The fiscal cliff  Nothing to be proud of  Barack Obama wrings an
11th-hour deal on taxes from John Boehner and the Republicans,
but accomplishes little else  See article  Readers' comments
Madog Hooson  "For the first time in more than two decades
Republicans had voted for higher taxes" How do you figure that?
They did not vote for taxes to be higher than they would have
been if the law had not been passed, nor did they vote for taxes
to be higher than the rates in effect at the time they took the
vote.  The tax increase that took effect on Jan 1, 2013, and
which this deal mostly repealed, is one that Republicans voted
for in 2001. To the extent that taxes rose at all, they rose
because of Republican backed legislation of the last decade, not
because of this deal.   Obama continues his objective of
destroying the greatest economy on Earth.   Another embarrassing
no-show for the most partisan president in our history. Spending
cuts aren't coming. If there's one thing this President has no
experience in or st