re: #513 Olsonist

They already kicked the can down the road to a magic deficit commission, this after already having had a bipartisan deficit commission. Instead, nothing will happen since this super commission will be meeting during the year long silly season of the Presidential election cycle. Hey, they may even be meeting in front of TV cameras!

Stalemate. Again.

Not this time. The people, on both sides, are too pissed off and fed up with the government to allow them to go into stalemate.

And, if stalemate happens, then it sets off a series of absolutely mindless and dangerous set of defense cuts and Medicare cuts, and does absolutely nothing else.