The "Bush Tax Cuts" were draconian from the beginning.

They were never 'funded.'  They drained the surplus and never took into account the 'current nature' of Social Security and Medicare.  It completely disregarded the 'needs' of the elderly in our society.  Never once.  The new perscription drug program could have easily been paid for by the surplus and there would never have been a need for a 'donut hole.'   That has been ended as of next year by the new Health Care Reform Bill that President Obama and the Democratic legislature worked so hard for last year. 

But, McConnell showed his disdain for the Middle Class by holding their tax cuts hostage to 'fiscal responsibility' and demanding that tax relief for even the wealthiest citizens should be made permanent. 

McConnell's President bankrupt the country and now he has no intention of paying for it, but, simply to continue unfunded tax cuts for the wealthy.

One look at the disproportionate amount of tax cuts for the wealthy and is it any surprise they want to make it permanent, regardless, of the 'fiscal responsibility' they should all be honoring !  Permanent tax cuts aren't even CONSTITUTIONAL.