During a press conference moments ago, President Obama explained his decision to concede to Republican demands to extend the Bush tax cuts to those who make more than $250,000 by comparing congressional GOP to hostage-takers: “It's tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers, unless the hostage gets harmed…The hostage was the American people.”
Update: Daniel Foster makes a good point: “Don't negotiate with hostage takers, unless they harm the hostage? Hopefully that isn't official FBI [Hostage Rescue Team] procedure.”
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