The author writes in his article how the ex-president must really be enjoying all the hoopla over the current tax debates. Knowing his tax cuts are surviving his presidency; he deservedly should feel proud.
Though President Obama ran on a platform of change, not much has changed. Most of Bush's policies are living on. Most of his counter terrorism policies have survived. The expanded off shore drilling are continuing. Afghanistan is still in the forefront overseas and has expanded.
But mostly the current tax rates will be continuing. Obama knows that they are inevitable, so why not just go along and put a little of his own flavor on them.
For a presidents decisions to live on in further administrations is not an unheard of event. Take F.D.R.'s social security. Lyndon Johnson had Medicare. So also, Barack Obama will have health care.
The decision to leave the tax rates as is and not raise them makes sense for the hard times we are in. If taxes were raised, the backlash would be tremendous. Just revisit the question in two years and then make the decision. Better yet, just keep the rates as is and cut the budget by 10%. But that's another post altogether.
Old George W. Bush hasn't said much since leaving office and basically I like it that way. But as time goes on, we are seeing the good things he accomplished for the country, bear fruit. The democrat that replaced him has basically accepted many of his policies. Keep smiling George, you did good.
