Hulse, hemming and hawing around the forbidden phrase "tax increase," claim that Democrats are merely seeking "new federal revenues....tax changes...new tax revenue."
In month leading to bill's passage, network evening shows failed to expose job-threatening tax increases or remind viewers of president's 'firm' promise to taxpayers.
Times reporter Larry Rohter during the campaign: "Under [Obama's] plan, only individuals making $200,000 or more and families earning more than $250,000 a year, accounting for less than 2 percent ...