WE LIBERALS GET TOSSED A BONE?

I don't recall right now any other firm statement by Pres. Obama on an issue liberals care about and even with this one, there's some wiggle room.

Obama firm against tax cuts for rich
WASHINGTON | Thu Sep 9, 2010 2:14pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stood firm on Thursday in opposition to a Republican push to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich but stopped short of threatening to veto such a measure if passed by Congress.