REPUBLICANS should make the middle-class tax cuts permanent.

This strikes me as a good idea, for several reasons. First, I think it would good, especially for small business, to give some long-term stability for tax planning. Second, it would be difficult for Obama and the Democrats to back away from now that they've turned away from 'tax the rich' to 'save the middle class tax cuts'. Finally, by taking taxes off the negotiating table, it should strengthen the Republican case for spending cuts when the next debt ceiling crisis begins.