Pure Common Sense Move

Shame that it took so long to figure out, but glad it is starting to catch on :

Call them "the Obama tax cuts for the middle class."

Top Democratic leaders in the House are discussing using that phrase to rebrand President Obama's proposed extension of the Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000, senior leadership aides tell me.

The use of the phrase has the informal support of Nancy Pelosi and Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Pelosi has used the phrase in private meetings, leadership aides tell me. Rank and file House Dems are privately discussing the phrase. Top Senate aides also like the idea.

Now Duncan Black has been asking that question on why they haven't down this obvious good idea for a while, but it probably only hit them when a staffer or someone saw this from the Ny Times.

Hard to see them ever thank a prominent blogger for creating a key political strategy.