What goes unchecked is Obama blaming the Bush tax cuts for the deficit. Gasp, tax revenues went up, even reported by that piece of rag POS New York Times, after the tax cuts were enacted.
Both sides want the same thing but just call it something different. Republican and Democrats are one in the same. Until we get rid of the fed, nothing else matters. Politicians do not give two craps about whether two guys can screw or a woman can have an abortion. It rallies the masses to get elected. If you do not think whatever "fix" is not already decided (and in fact this is the true "fiscal cliff"), I got beach front property in Arizona to see you. There one in the same and unless we elect Jessie Ventura in 2016, we are screwed.
If Dems and Repubs were not one in the same and the Repubs truly wanted to beat Obama, why was not Ron Paul nominated? In the primaries head-to-head with Obama, he was within 5 in a lot of polls and *gasp*, a lot of people agreed with him when they actually listened to him. Hell, who else said he has a plan to balance the budget and INCREASE social security and medicare payments? Who would not vote for that?
Everything was already decided. If you went to cast your vote as if the election was not already decided, I feel sorry for you.