From the AP:

Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush’s tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further hurt the economy.

I guess all those new programs the tax increases were going to pay for are going to be put on hold then as well? I realize this is a “what if” scenario, but it’s hard to see this as anything other than a craven attempt to reverse himself and say whatever he needs to get elected. Just like FISA, Kyl-Lieberman, the strategic petroleum reserve, the second amendment etc.