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‘Real News:’ Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Continue to Move Slow

Dec. 3, 2012 9:48pm

Along with all the usual public posturing on the Sunday news shows this week about how far apart each side is in the fiscal cliff negotiations, a Monday report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that insiders say this sentiment is as unproductive behind closed doors.

The public posturing is a familiar element of negotiations that by any measure still have a long way to go. How political leaders talk in public isn’t always a good indication of their private discussions. This time, both sides acknowledge they are running short on time before $500 billion in scheduled tax increases and spending cuts begin in January.

Congressional aides for both parties say current back-channel talks are just as unproductive as those taking place in front of the TV cameras.

On ‘Real News’ Monday the panel discussed the dismal progression of negotiations between the House GOP and White House, where this Fiscal Cliff came from, and whether there is any possible political win for Republicans in this fight:

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Comments (9)

  • usafpatriot
    Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:44am

    “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” . The Republicans need to present their proposal to the people of the United States not Obumer and his cronies. Stage a walk out of both the house and the senate, meet on the steps of congress and present the proposal to the people, explain the consequences of failure to do anything. If the media doesn’t cover it, continue doing it every day until they do. If the white house refuses to acknowledge it, then on Jan 1 the “Bush Tax Cuts” end and sequestrations begins. Then it’s in the Socialist (Democrat) Parties hands.

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  • MiCurmudgeon
    Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:46am

    Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.

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  • snyder1910
    Posted on December 4, 2012 at 12:53am

    The pole asking whether it is Congress or Obama to blame for the fiscal cliff yields Obama as the answer. But I say the Congress makes the laws and has failed to act and failed to impeach Obama therefore the blame is with Congress.

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  • dancing bear
    Posted on December 4, 2012 at 12:03am

    the poor people will rule if we were all poor we would see eye to eye but some of us think there is hope to bad for us.

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    • snyder1910
      Posted on December 4, 2012 at 12:49am

      The vote above to blame Congress or Obama yields the wrong answer. The pole blames Obama butCongress makes the laws and should impeach Obama. I blame Congress and its failure to act.

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  • texanpatriot
    Posted on December 4, 2012 at 12:01am

    I believe that you meant “move slowly”. My Mom was a school teacher and I can’t let myself use incorrect English. Never mind.

    The old prez would let this whole country go to hell before he gives in on his requirement to raise the rates on all of the rich Americans. Whoop, whoop, here we goooooo…

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