clo,
re: "Good luck with your reelection Mr President"
(1) The election is already lost. A serious economic downturn is underway.
That said, your *new* reasoning mystifies me. (Until now, you've been predicting Obummer will win.) Do you really think any die-hard Democrats are going to vote Republican because of a debt-ceiling deal that was struck a year and half earlier? Please. Are YOU going to vote Republican now, clo?
(2) It should be obvous to everyone that this compromise was what Obummer wanted. I'm not seeing the details yet, but:
"If the measure passes an expected Republican filibuster attempt, the House could vote on it Monday night, the aide said."
In other words, Democrats will vote for this. My guess is that the House will *NOT*. My suspicion is that the deal raises the debt ceiling by over $2 Trillion - thereby getting Obummer past the 2012 election and ensuring that madcap spending continues unabated for a long time to come.
If that's the case, I think that House Republicans ought to vote it down. Let's see if they take the easy route out of this mess or do what's best for the country. (Relax. I'm sure it will be the former.)
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