When will we finally allow those crazy Bush tax cuts to trickle-down into the Black Hole of bad memories?

GOP candidate Tim Pawlenty observed the 10th anniversary of the Bush-era tax cuts by proposing $2 trillion in additional tax cuts, primarily for millionaires and global corporations. Then, in a game of "Gotcha!", I watched the seven (at the time) GOP Dwarfs argue the question, "which among them could tear down the US economy faster?"

Have we learned nothing?

A decade since their passage, its clear that the Bush tax cuts were a $2.5 trillion mistake that put us on the road to fiscal instability.

Of course, Mr. Obama, by allowing the cuts to continue for an additional two years in an attempt to demonstrate bipartisan compromise, has put himself and his party in a corner from which they may never escape.

Where is some adult leadership--in either of the major political parties?