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Originally Posted by njbchbum
is it at all possible that the pussy-footing is all about taxes and the debt ceiling?
'The White House has been banking on defense hawks within the GOP breaking ranks with Tea Party conservatives and embracing a debt deal that includes some higher taxes and reverses cuts to domestic programs.
'Their hope is that the cuts to the Pentagon will grow so painful, some defense-minded lawmakers will accept more tax revenue as part of a deal to end the defense cuts.
'That effort needs a shot in the arm.
'Obama faced a setback this week when secretive White House debt talks with Senate GOP centrists were suspended indefinitely over the issue of new taxes. Experts also cautioned that for the Syrian action to move the fiscal goalposts, they will need to be successful and popular with the public.'
Some see Syria as edge for Obama in fiscal showdown (Video) - The Hill's On The Money
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Yes, that.....and that the pussy-footing is all about
cluelessness as to what to do while rattling the cages of Iran, Russia, etc.