The "fiscal cliff" is a GOP dodge. It has no real meaning. Obama should have the guts to walk away from the ludicrous idea and let the GOP shoot themselves in the foot.
There is the nonsense that what the GOP calls "entitlements" and I call "basic rights" that if not cut will bankrupt the country. This is the fear tactic the GOP always uses to hoard more money for the wealthy.
Beohner and Graham and the rest of the Halloween scarecrows are making a power grab that will put them in bad stead with the public.