David Axelrod is refusing to rule out a middle-class tax hike. Is anyone honestly surprised by this? Of course President Obama will hike taxes on the middle-class (indeed, already has); that’s what Democrats always do.
One of the more tedious parts of election campaigns and early administrations is listening to the media take seriously farcical pledges like this (or sunlight-before-signing). At least that’s over.
UPDATE: The press openly laughed at the White House press secretary’s pathetic efforts to dodge a direct question about this.
UPDATE: Transcript of Gibbs’ efforts here. (Via Instapundit.)
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