So, I was reading this morning about the judgment of Solomon and conflict management and got an idea for President Obama. He ought to create a new type of conflict resolution - the lose-lose result.
He could do that by backing off his desire to maintain tax cuts for the middle class.
He could just say to the public, look when I made those speeches things were better economically and now, three years later, we can't afford to fulfill my wish. I'm sorry but for the good of the country we have to allow all the tax cuts to expire.
President Obama gives up something he wanted and the Republicans would be giving up something they want, tax cuts for the rich.
Its a lose-lose resolution.
Neither side wins so neither side gets a campaign attack ad out of the resolution. Some would say we all lose.
In the end though, down the road a ways, we all win if the increased revenue helps pay down our national deficits.
