What did we accomplish with last night's vote? [View all]

[kentuck]

We saved unemployment insurance for another year. We cut taxes on families making less than $450K per year. We eased the concerns of the stock market. We paid doctors that service Medicare patients. We raised taxes on the very wealthiest people in America. Those are no small accomplishments.

Then, they voted to move the sequestration vote a couple of months down the road. The cuts for defense and other necessary programs will be back on the burner in two months. How do we resolve those issues?

Also, the debt limit vote is coming up again about the same time. Republicans have been warned not to mess with the debt limit because the last time they did, our credit rating was taken down and the stock market reacted very negatively. Will they try it again?

What will they ask for in return for a vote on the debt limit? Since last night's vote will add about $4 trillion more dollars to our debt, it is likely they will ask for $4 trillion dollars in cuts to offset last night's neglect? Where will we be in 2 months? Will we be in a better situation or back at square one? What have we really accomplished and how long must we put up with these games?