John, lets splain this situation to the wondering masses rat now, as Denzel Washington says in Philadelphia, "like they were six years old!" The country sorely needs revenue and the discussions I have heard tells me that the Republican House is offering to raise it by closing loopholes and capping deductions. This is like offering a lump of coal in Obama's Christmas stocking! Who ever thought the revenue was the most important thing? Huh? Shucks no! That would hardly be noticed; nothing to crow about!