At Boehner’s Request, He and Obama Negotiate Alone

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38. The outcome to financial markets is baked in the cake

America will spend less.

Fiscal cliff, mini-fiscal cliff, Grand Bargain, horsetrading ...
America will spend less.

I expect a market surge on any deal, then reality will set in.

America will spend less.

And down the market will go.

I do expect a horsetrading deal, as in temporary 2-3 year
elimination of the Bush tax cuts on wealthy income earners.

Both sides trying to be patriotic and trying to save face with
their own base.

Not sure the House will pass it. But ... there's always the Speaker's
prerogative of passing by voice acclamation. Boehner might do it
to put the Tea Party in its place.