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For those who are interested, here's a detailed summary of the agreement issued by the White House.

And here's the only part that makes any sense at all:



Big thanks for small favors.

But the whole thing is insane. Spending cuts while we have over 9 percent unemployment equals a triumph of zealotry over rational analysis. This just about guarantees unemployment over 8 percent through next year at least. A limp economy also means our fiscal situation stays the same or gets worse. This deal probably actually hurts our fiscal position.

I would have to agree with that.

This basically amounts to a tax increase on middle class, poor people, single mothers and seniors while wealthy people are asked to do nothing yet again.

Pursuing a committee divided into one part Republican and the other Democratic does nothing, since Republicans will never compromise on raising taxes.

I even hate that they're calling this a "debt compromise deal" since what exactly are Republicans "compromising" anyway? Nothing, as usual.

Only a dumbass country like America could elect a left-winger and then get a retread right-wing conservative health care plan from the 90's, continued tax cuts for the rich that the country can't afford, and then cuts in entitlement programs.

Republicans should be quite happy with this President, but they're too fucking blind to notice that he keeps pandering to their requests more than to any other group out there.