re: #33 Belafon

I do tend to be more optimistic, but I think of it this way: Without the deal, everyone’s taxes would have gone up a lot, we would have lost the UI extension and all of the research credits, and milk would have gone up to $8. The status quo was anything but, it had to be fought for.

And Boehner didn’t say “Fuck you” to Reid because he was feeling good.

There’s still a part of me that is thinking that this is all a good cop, bad cop show that allowed McConnell to step in and make a deal that seems like a huge win for the GOP.