“Republicans that vote for this joke are going to pay dearly early next year in Primaries or in November.”
Sadly, it depends on what state they are from. I would say any Tea Party members (or those put in office by the Tea Party) that vote for it are ending their career. Others may be able to dodge a bullit on this.
The question is, will there be enough (and I hate the term) “moderate” Republicans and Democrats to vote it to passage?
From what I have read, its biggest flaw is the provision for massive Defense cuts IF a future deal cannot be reached. That “may” be enough to get all right of center GOP members in the House and Senate to oppose it...or get it modified first.
Bottom line, and I suspect we all knew this, is that no one is going to like this deal...but many may be willing to accept it.
Fiscal conservatives, like the Tea Party advocates, can gain one benefit from this mess. It gives you more power to induce the necessary “passion” in 2012 to eliminate the spenders.
How will the GOP presidential primary play out? This will effect future happenings at the House and Senate levels. If the GOP doesn’t pick a truly conservative nominee (fiscal, social, etc.) then it wrecks everything.
Not so sure that's a negative completely...might get our troops out of Libya and Yemen and a few other places Bo wants to start further wars in.
And,so far, not a word, not even a whisper, from Media Darling Mitt Romney, the next Republican to be shoved down our throats by open primaries and union crossover voting. Republicans never learn, and our country is doomed.