Now it's Their Turn, "How Does Shit Taste?"

[louis c]

24. This is a battle won

I negotiate for a living, and this is a very good deal.

There is, and will continue to be, a right wing majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. They are against raising any taxes and are willing to hold the middle class hostage to get what they want. They are against any spending outside of the military. They hate unemployment benefits and safety net programs. They hate government and will attempt to starve it.

This is a good deal for the Democrats, because our base wants government to work. We understand the system and the system was built for compromise.

This is just a precursor of the fights ahead and each political fight gives us the leverage. The 14th Amendment will be invoked to make the "debt ceiling" unconstitutional, thereby taking that Republican card off the table (that's a prediction).

Then comes immigration reform. The right wing Republicans will be left with a "Hobson's Choice", either join the Democrats in comprehensive reform, in which the Democrats will get all of the credit and the Republicans will be accused of abandoning their base and split the party again, or obstruct the issue, get all the blame and risk forever being the minority party of this country.