Levin puts on his strategist hat and lays out his take on what the Republicans should do with this whole tax deal. He shows, by example, just how huge their hand really is and what they should be able to get if they just work at it a little. Instead of taking the first deal that comes their way, he says they should be threatening to put this off until next year when they have the House, so they can play this on their turf instead of dealing with a House, Senate, and Executive controlled by Democrats. They have a ton of leverage if they would just use it. He adds that they could also end the class warfare debate by saying they want to lower middle class taxes and leave everything else where it is.
And while all this is going on they should be hammering home their message, to let the American people know what they really stand for instead of letting the Democrats control the message.
This may sound like a boring clip, but it’s not, it’s excellent. In fact he actually gets riled up midway through, which is where the title came from.
Enjoy!