Even as a REP, I'll give the DEMS a pass on the tax cut debate....to a certain extent. When there is a tax cut, the real issue is yea or nea.
The only counter-proposal the DEMS who absolutely opposed it could make was "DON'T DO IT. PERIOD!" In a tax cut debate that is actually an appropriate argument. The problem is, many of them wanted some tax cut. Others wanted just a poor tax credit(which really wasn't a tax cut but another form of welfare). The DEMS really had three camps. One- NO cut whatsover. Two- Moderate tax cuts and none or very little to the rich. Three- Give credits to people who don't pay ANY taxes.
Hard to muster a strong banner with so much splintering.
Me personally, though a GOP, I fell into Camp one....but for different reasons. Most DEMS (look at Gephardt's platform) want to undo the cuts so they can spend it on something else. I say keep the money and pay off the national credit card bills.
