GOP must choose a side on payroll tax

The press reporters a serious Republican split with only a 50/50 chance that Republicans can get their members to agree on a payroll tax deal. Line that 50/50 Republican split up against their near-unanimous opposition to having wealthy and corporate taxpayers contribute one dime to deficit reduction.

I'll leave it to the Republican leadership to reconcile these issues – and their caucus. Meanwhile, the clock ticks louder each day. Republicans have 20 days to make up their minds on whether every worker who draws a paycheck deserves a tax cut.