But they want to follow up their tactical victory – which postpones the restoration of pre-Bush tax rates for a couple of years – with a longer-term victory next spring. Their leaders in Congress are already declaring that they will slash public spending in order to begin reducing the deficit.
共和党人自然会想尽一切办法阻止这一切发生。而他们在本月取得了胜利，至少是现在。但他们还想乘胜追击——将恢复小布什上任前税率的提案再推迟几年——再在明年春天取得一个长期胜利。他们在众议院的领袖已经明确表示将大幅削减公共开支以减少赤字。