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    "January 2013 is actually past the next election." Yes, the Republicans WILL not be in control of the House. And...?
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    • Speaking of things that Obama has conceded already, where are the entitlement cuts that he "put on the table?" Why…
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    • Why, exactly, do you imagine that repeating my point back to me is some sort of awesome rebuttal?
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    • Go ahead.  Take your best shot. Too soon?
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    • DADT repeal, START, UI extension and an overhaul of the food safety system is "two packs of gum and a…
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    • "Because the debt ceiling will need to be raised again." If you were a little more familiar with the topic…
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    • Where are the entitlement cuts Obama "put on the table?" Two days ago, those oh-so-serious proposals were your constant talking…
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    • The Bush tax cuts are counted in the baseline scenario for the commission, meaning that their expiration, and the additional…
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    • Where are the cuts Obama "put on the table?" Why are Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefits exempt from the…
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    • The expiration of the Bush tax cuts is treated as the baseline in the debt ceiling deal, meaning that any…
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    • I would just like to point out that this is quite different from the "Ha ha, it snowed in January!"…
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    • Pentagon cuts, maybe some tax increases, maybe more Pentagon cuts, maybe some actual good changes to Medicare. And political damage…
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    • The what-ceiling? I'm drawing a blank.
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    • We came out far behind the Republicans That's not actually true.  Did you, by any chance, bother consulting any polls…
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    • Is there anything less impressive than the forced-laughter thingy in an blog comment thread?  You know, like "You really think…
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    • Yeah, yeah, you know how Congress defines "emergency."  As in, "emergency appropriation." No Congressman has ever had the phone ring…
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    • It's $900 billion, not $1 trillion in the first round, so that would bring us down to $55 billion per…
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    • assuming this is $90 billion a year cut out of a discretionary budget of $800 billion I'm not sure that's…
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    • Attack the AMA?  The Republicans have taken the lead in passing every "Doc Fix" in history, just as they take…
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    • Absolutely right. When this argument is made in any other context - We can't reduce the profits going to our…
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