The 70 or so member Tea Party caucus in the House should stand on principle and go down swinging. Yet it will not matter. Obama and Reid have no need for compromise due to the Sequestration passed last year. By not compromising, the Rats gain their wet dream of higher taxes for all and deep defense spending cuts. The only question is does Obama totally destroy the GOPe brand or just let it suffer a lingering slow death.
Obama will get the blame, as all presidents do, for America going to hell and then we rebuild.