Obama defends tax deal, says he's kept promises

Anyone that has seen a few elections know that campaign promises are anything but ironclad. Go ahead and raise taxes as some suggest. Substitute the US economy everywhere you see Willy E Coyote and you'll get the picture.

With fellow Democrats balking, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts was necessary to help the economy and protect recession-weary Americans. He passionately defended his record against Democrats who complain he's breaking campaign promises.

Source: finance.yahoo.com