As I've referenced already, the GOP tried to compromise, even reproducing OBAMA'S OWN PLAN, prior to the election, that the GOP originally said no to. The Dems want nothing to do with it, because they have the MSM and polls insidiously posing that any cliff diving is supposedly being caused by the GOP.
Dems want this fiscal cliff dive now. It's a supposed win-win for them, since they get the higher tax rates on everyone, including "the rich", while the defense gets some major cuts, and all the while the Dems can keep pointing at the GOP as the supposed cause, and the MSM lapps it up
The party of the Demawonts think they've got a winner here, while they actively push the country into another recession. Bravo