2011-03-06 14:29:28 UTC
If the Republicans hold firm in demanding huge spending cuts and Obama does not give in, the question of whether or not to cut spending will dominate the nation’s political discourse for months on end and will spill over into the 2012 election.
To assure that it will, the Republicans should hold firm to their budget spending cuts without surrender or compromise. If necessary, it is OK to vote a few very short-term continuing resolutions to keep the government open for a few weeks at a time, always keeping on the pressure.
http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/dick-morris/144317-a-deadlock-on-the-budget-will-defeat-obama-in-2012