That article is pretty misleading (what? Republicans? Misleading? Why, I should fire an attorney for that!). Here's something to clear it up a bit:
http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/20...epeats_la.html
An expiration of a tax cut that was written into it when passed is not the same as raising taxes. And frankly, those tax cuts should not have been passed in the first place.
Though the TownHall indignation over not dealing with the AMT is valid- the AMT needs to be fixed, and fast. I would be curious to know if they ever mentioned it when their party was in power, though... somehow, I doubt it.