In addition to the “Bush tax cuts,” there are also other important measures that expire at the end of 2012 that we should scrutinize. One big one is the wind power production tax credit, and the uncertainty over its extension is already hurting the industry.

The President showed up unscheduled at a White House briefing today to excoriate House Republicans for fouling up a Senate deal on a stopgap measure to extend the payroll tax cut, unemployment benefits and a doctor’s reimbursement fix. But there are a number of other measures that also will not get extended into next year, including the production tax credit for wind energy.