[tobyhill]

Nothing in this process has been transparent and I don't expect it will suddenly become so.
I don't even know what bill Boehner is about to pass or not but the more the battle the less chance of a deal and the bonus is that if Reid rejects anything then he owns the “default” (whatever that means).

[tennmountainman]

I got news for you. Regardless of what bill passes, a downgrade is coming because neither bill addresses the root problem. And that is what Moody’s and S & P evaluate.
U won’t be happy. I guarantee.