Reply #92: well, that's certainly not going to be the entirety of the compromise [View All]

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. . . and I predict a majority of Democrats will support the outcome which has middle-class tax cuts continuing and an extension of unemployment benefits.

You'll always get that reaction if you only focus on what republicans get out of the deal. That's what's actually occurred in this debate. Most critics can't be bothered to point out that the primary goal of negotiations from the WH and Democrats' point of view is to allow middle-class tax cuts to continue.

Of course, republicans won't get everything they want and they'll get some things they've opposed. Critics won't call that 'caving' though. That smear is reserved for our Democrats and our President.