("I NEED A SMOKE")

No, I do not think this Republican party will ever vote to raise taxes. They've made it part of their brand

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-grover-norquists-rear-guard-action-on-taxes/2012/11/19/33f5d48a-3298-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html
Some prominent Republicans — among them House Speaker John Boehner,
publisher Bill Kristol and Sen. Bob Corker —