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Some legislation will

Flavius — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:39:55 +0000

In reply to The one thing of which you

Some legislation will ultimately be passed to implement the agreements by the special commission. That might have some prospect of enduring for 10 years-Not much IMHO but to the extent it does, I concede it will be worth being concerned about.

I don't think however that applies to the agreement reached over the weekend which seems to me to not yet have reached that stage. Instead it sounds as if it consists of fairly broad principles ; sort of an agreement to agree.It's only when the implementing legislation is passed that there may be something that those future congresses can sink their teeth into...

Which is also why the 2012

Elusive Trope — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:52:03 +0000

In reply to The one thing of which you

Which is also why the 2012 elections are probably the most significant election in long long while. Does the tea party/cut cap and balance coalition gain strength or does the cut and tax / stimulus coalition gain strength? The role of government in the economic lives of citizens hangs in the balance.

The one thing of which you

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:42:11 +0000

In reply to Breathe

The one thing of which you can be absolutely clear is that the people who enter Congress in 2014 /16 etc.will regard those agreements as an unacceptable restriction on their god (and voter)given right to run things as they see fit. And will change them.

No. They will try to change them. That doesn't mean they will succeed in doing so. That's one reason why what was just done matters.

Your 'little phrase' is worth

MrSmith1 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:37:03 +0000

In reply to Breathe

Your 'little phrase' is worth noting. In fact, much of Shakespeare's play, which, obviously, draws it title from your phrase, is about noting. As in the play, the various players involved in the debt ceiling negotiations all saw things differently, mistaken assumptions arose, and well, hilarity ensued until a sobering, yet happy ending was achieved. Which begs the question, is this really as we like it? (Sorry, that was too good a closing line to ignore.)