This is not going to end well for Boehner and the GOP-E in 2014, that is certain.
The 2014 elections are a big concern. I loathe to imagine the presidency and both chambers of congress under the control of democrats.
The election cycle for 2014 is already in play. The President knows that, and most of this whole scripted budget game is for the 2014 Congress/Senate. Go look at the Presidential campaign speeches which continue on....even into this week. We are on a 365-day cycle now, campaign is a full-time profession/job, even for MSNBC.