Pelosi pushes Obama to keep his promise

Never thought I would be praising Nancy Pelosi, but she's raised her stature with me in calling for immediate repeal of the tax cuts for the wealthy.

Pelosi told reporters today that she "couldn't be more clear" in opposing some Obama advisers' wish to wait for the tax cuts on the highest income earners to expire in two years, as they are set to do under current law. "Put me down as clearly as you possibly can as one who wants to have those tax cuts for the wealthiest in America repealed," she said.

This was a promise Obama made repeatedly on the campaign trail and certainly contributed to the public perception that he was going to bring some real change to DC. It's a politically popular postion and his apparent walk back on that promise had been disappointing. I think he'll lose some serious cred with the working class if he doesn't follow through.

My DD has links with expert opinion that support the roll back. Makes sense to me. Meanwhile, I don't know what happened to Pelosi, but this combined with her earlier move to thwart the GOP in their endless quest for obstruction by changing the House rules is impressing me. Hope it lasts.

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