Tax Deal faces first vote; What should Congress do? (NPR)

The Senate this afternoon should be the first in a series of votes on the tax agreement agreed last week by leaders Obama President and Republican Congress.

The Washington Post wrote this morning, "more recent results by party leaders suggest that package Obama-image group will erase the Senate with relative ease, Senate majority Whip Richard j. Durbin, D - IL, said CNN State, Union Sunday."

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The former President Obama President Clinton at the maison blanche Friday.

At home, where the Democrats hold the majority of another three weeks or not, there was some vocal opposition from members of the Party of the President - goes so far as to say that they would not permit the agreement must be put to the vote in their room. But the Republic Chris Van Hollen, D - MD., said Sunday that "we are talking about blocking the thing."

Summary of the shorthand of the agreement. as the AP wrote, goes something like this: "legislation could avoid a 1 January for virtually all Americans, including employees average and high income tax increase." The package also would renew a program benefits for the long-term unemployed and put in place a year cut in social security taxes.

President Obama Friday brought in one of his party - heavyweight former President Clinton - make a solid ground for the tax agreement. From what you've heard and read about it, what do you think?

Update at 2: 10 pm IL: Our question is not a scientific survey. Pew pollsters are now out with their first national survey on the tax agreement, and it shows strong bipartisan support for the agreement.