I'm sure there's some of that, but also ... a permanent tax cut comes with a negative budget estimate. A temporary tax cut doesn't look so bad. Then when it's t

I'm sure there's some of that, but also ... a permanent tax cut comes with a negative budget estimate. A temporary tax cut doesn't look so bad. Then when it's time for the cut to expiring, making it permanent doesn't look as bad as it did when it was first proposed. Also, make the tax cut now, demand a balanced budget to make spending cuts when the other party is in power. </rant>