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Who wins and who loses here? Undismayed Dec 2012 #1
NO one wins... Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #3
Soc. Sec. wins. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #6
The poor and unemployed lose big time. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #9
The ppor and unemployed lost when they attached those issues to this sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #15
I agree totally on the payroll tax, dixiegrrrrl. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #12
That tax cut was sop, and kept people from looking at where the real problem lies. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #14
the American people win hfojvt Dec 2012 #29
Those on extended unemployment benefits lose muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #10
Serious Deficit hawks win. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #18
Getting the House to pass anything pscot Dec 2012 #20
That's okay too. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #21
I would say pas "working" class tax relief hfojvt Dec 2012 #30
Pretty simple, isn't it? Raksha Dec 2012 #34
Everyone loses Taverner Dec 2012 #23
pedal to the metal putitinD Dec 2012 #2
The House will never agree to anything. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #4
Perhaps not, but the Republicans now own the fiscal cliff debacle. Panasonic Dec 2012 #5
And back at ya, Panasonic. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #11
And they have zero political capital to complain about the debt ceiling. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #22
they might have hfojvt Dec 2012 #31
Not good at all. Fuck the Republicans. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #7
Boehner is a coward. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #8
I predict MNBrewer Dec 2012 #13
Of course they will. randome Dec 2012 #16
Yup. Sucks when the unemployment benefits expire MNBrewer Dec 2012 #17
Exactly. The tax pain will be reversed. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #28
sure, that is what WOULD happen hfojvt Dec 2012 #32
Well, I was wrong MNBrewer Jan 2013 #35
Fasten your bungee cords and .. ananda Dec 2012 #19
A duel it is. TO THE PAIN! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #24
John Harwood just tweeted votes still possible tonight octoberlib Dec 2012 #25
Good! malz Dec 2012 #26
The debt ceiling...fix it now so we don't do this every 2 months. nt fadedrose Dec 2012 #27
OK, so I guess, technically, we go over at midnight EST. AnnaLee Dec 2012 #33
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