How President Obama Lost His Shirt to John Boehner - Forbes

How President Obama Lost His Shirt to John Boehner - Forbes: "Who would have ever guessed that we could make 99% of the Bush tax cuts permanent? When we had a Republican House and Senate and a Republican in the White House, we couldn’t get that. "

"Yet his biggest win may have been in making the Alternative Minimum Tax patch permanent. This changes the baseline with profoundly positive implications for future tax reform and economic growth."

"Mr. Boehner says he has significant Republican support, including GOP defense hawks, on his side for letting the sequester do its work."

We shall see...