Yesterday 40 House Republicans signed a bipartisan letter urging the supercommittee to consider "all options" in deficit reduction, including tax revenues. Halle-fucking-luia. Steve Benen sees the move as a small "piece in a larger picture":
It’s worth emphasizing that the Republican signatories did not explicitly endorse any tax increases on anyone, only going so far as to say they’re open to additional “revenue.” Presumably, some of the 40 GOP lawmakers are only eyeing closing some tax loopholes and scrapping some tax expenditures, and might very well oppose an agreement that called for even modest sacrifices from millionaires and billionaires.
Dave Weigel isn't holding his breath:
Among the Republicans who's signed this: Ron Paul, whose campaign literature says, as it says every year, that he's "never voted for a tax increase." How do you get to "$4 trillion in deficit reduction" without tax increases? You really don't.
Kevin Drum hones in on Grover Norquist's "eerie influence." And Brad Plumer looks at economically efficient ways to raise taxes.
The Dish 