President Obama presented an agreed-upon "framework" for a "compromise" tonight. Hell, why did we go through all this rancorous hand-wringing, if all the Democrats would end up doing, is capitulate to Republicans?
You will notice Obama didn't announce some of the finer points of the plan, and I have this fear that they'll try to rush the bill through to a vote without letting Americans know exactly is inside of the bill, other than this "framework" of a poison pill.
And well, you already know what I think of the poison pill: despite the fakery of the Republicans that would object publicly on cutting defense spending, you know that they're assured of a pullout from Afghanistan and Iraq, which serves to automatically cut defense spending -- something the Tea Party Republicans want anyway. And so Democrats hand Republicans automatic cuts on Medicare, and Republicans can simply sit idly by and / or vote down any bipartisan spending cuts while laughing all the way.
It's poor governance, and it's a continued assault on the elderly, even while rich people get to keep some of the lowest tax rates in the past 100 years. If Democrats do not show up in 2012 to vote, it's because they're disenchanted with Democratic politicians who sold out their base.
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