New Paper Suggests Obama and the Democrats Shouldn’t Fear Budget Brinksmanship in the Lame-Duck Congress, if That’s the Price of 0 researchok OpinionJune 2012Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 1:05 am PDT • Views: 635 tnr.com More Obama Balanced Deal Automatic Spending Cuts Dramatic Changes Important Congressional Debate Lame-Duck Congress Tax Cuts