Monday, January 14, 2013

House GOP's fiscal split looms large for President Obama


House GOP's fiscal split looms large for President Obama-politico: The fiscal cliff deal that raised taxes on the wealthy split the House GOP Conference between red-state and blue-state Republicans and delivered a big win for President Barack Obama on his signature campaign issue. But it left unanswered a question with big implications for Obama’s second term: If the president could divide and conquer House Republicans on tax increases, can he do it again on the debt ceiling, guns and immigration?