I reject your concern about the cliff. First thing we’ll see is a drop in unemployment when the 99 weekers are dumped off unemployment insurance. Also government spending will drop. I say the cliff is good.
The 99+ weeker unemployment crowd will get “their checks.”. I guarantee it. Obama and his Communists have already insisted upon this at every stage of the negotiations thus far, and no deal will go forward without it. Moreover, the debt ceiling expires by mid February, and the Democrats will insist on unemployment checks at that stage as well. I reject your rejection that massive tax increases and gutting defense is “good”. It will kneecap the economy. Perhaps that is what Obama really wants.