Reply #7: They won't. I oppose "le grande compromise" precisely because we got too little. [View All]

[Pholus]

They get TWO YEARS of budget busting tax cuts and the moral high ground on
social security (they can CLAIM truthfully that the deficit is larger
because of it).

We get 13 months of UI.

Consider the timing: We'll be back to them with our hat in our hands before
they need to talk.

We pay pretty stiffly with this compromise. With tax cuts not on the table
next time, please tell me exactly what we're going to give away 13 months
from now WHEN (not if) they take the hostage again.

If your answer is good, I will change my position.