John Hinderaker at Power Line posted an article yesterday about President Obama’s press conference.  Mr. Hinderaker points out that most Americans understand that the debt problem has more to do with spending than it does with lack of taxes. 

The article posts John Boehner’s response to the President’s press conference:

“The President’s remarks today ignore legislative and economic reality, and demonstrate remarkable irony. His administration has been burying our kids and grandkids in new debt and offered no plan to rein in spending. Republicans have been leading and offering solutions to put the brakes on this spending binge. The President has been AWOL from that debate.

“The President is sorely mistaken if he believes a bill to raise the debt ceiling and raise taxes would pass the House. The votes simply aren’t there – and they aren’t going to be there, because the American people know tax hikes destroy jobs. They also know Washington has been on a spending binge for many years, and they will only tolerate a debt limit increase if we stop it.

“The new majority in the House is going to stand with the American people. A debt limit increase can only pass the House if it includes spending cuts larger than the debt limit increase; includes reforms to hold down spending in the future; and is free from tax hikes. The longer the President denies these realities, the more difficult he makes this process. If the president embraces a measure that meets these tests, he has my word that the House will act on it. Anything less cannot pass the House.”

That pretty much sums it up.  The voters made it clear in 2010 that they did not support the tax and spend programs currently happening in Washington.  Any Republican or Democrat that is up for reelection in 2012 will not be willing to vote for any tax increases.  The class warfare may work on some people, but most Americans are smarter than that.