Because they know if they pass tax hikes on the rich, they will lose their seats.
I think it transcends that idea completely.
The Dems can't sign on to total and complete lunacy. Obama's budgets weren't worth the paper they were written on. The Dems knew that (as did Obama) and thus left it in the toilet.
The Dems in the Senate have done a magnificent job in stopping the budget process, because it's a lot easier to spend money through Concurrent Resolutions than it is to actually haggle about budgets.
Congratulations, Dingy Harry. You're stellar.
