Now that we are doomed to another 4 years of Obama, we waste no time in a bitter and partisan battle over the so called "fiscal cliff". There's no shortage of stories depicting the Republicans as a dying and fractured party even though the Republicans have more Governors now than at any time since the 1960's and full control of the US House of Representatives, which controls the purse. Hardly a party in its death throes or on the fringes. The control of the purse is a powerful thing as illustrated in the early 70's when House Democrats ended funding for the Vietnam war and brought it to a close. So what should Republicans do against a completely radical propagandist who seeks more political revenge than actual solutions to Americas problems, most of which he created himself? I agree with Rand Paul's idea. Republicans should just vote present, let the Democrats hike the taxes, and then march out gangnam style washing their hands of the whole debacle and force the Democrats to own it. This way Democrats will be the party of disastrously high taxation and won't be able to demagogue Republicans as rich blue bloods who are murdering the middle class.