Hypocritical bastards.

Yeah, that's relatively strong language in this space, but there's really no other way to describe the Bush administration at this point.

...White House officials opposed the tentative deal worked out between House and Senate Republican leaders that would have extended the tax cuts for two years at a cost of about $80 billion.

That left Republicans conceding that the tax-cutting effort is over, at least until Congress returns from its recess in September.

Yep, Bushco killed a Republican deal to maintain the middle class tax cuts. George Bush is going to raise your taxes, if you're married, if you're a parent, or if you're a working man or woman who was hoping to be included in the 10% tax bracket. Why would Bush kill those cuts?

...Republican Congressional officials said the administration did not want a deal that Democratic lawmakers might support, giving them a tax-cutting credential, too.

Of course, the ultimate reason, the thing that makes him willing to play partisan games with your personal paycheck, is simple.

George Bush does not care about you.