[stephenjohnbanker]

It is ostensible that I underestimated the cowardice, and complicity of the Republicans.

[sickoflibs]

RE :"It is ostensible that I underestimated the cowardice, and complicity of the Republicans."

I never underestimated it. I am watching to see how many House democrats vote for this eventual bill, and how many House Republicans vote against it.

Imagine Obama campaigning next year on how he fought to get this 'big deal' deficit reduction package repeating "after Republicans spent eight years running up our credit cards"; even after Obama demanded tax increases and a clean debt limit increase instead of this.