[Arratherimi]

To put it more succinctly, a win for the Tea Party is not a win for America.

USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...greement_n.htm

The hard-won, last-minute agreement to raise the debt ceiling and cut the deficit gets low ratings from Americans, who by more than 2-1 predict it will make the nation's fragile economy worse rather than better.

In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken hours after the Senate passed and President Obama signed the deal, 46% disapprove of the agreement; 39% approve. Only one in five see it as a step forward in addressing the federal debt.

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The poll finds some paradoxes.
•Though Tea Party conservatives succeeded in setting the parameters of the deal, supporters of the Tea Party are among those most unhappy with the outcome: 22% of Tea Party supporters approve of the agreement, compared with 26% of Republicans and 58% of Democrats.

•Though Obama and congressional Democrats failed in their efforts to include higher taxes on the wealthy in the plan, Democrats were among those who rate it most highly. Two-thirds of moderate Democrats and six in 10 liberal Democrats approve of the deal.

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In the survey, 41% say the deal will make the economy worse; 17% say it will make it better. A third predict it won't have much effect.
The agreement raised the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion hours before the Treasury Department said the nation would head toward default. It cuts spending by more than $900 billion over 10 years and establishes a joint congressional committee to come up with an additional $1.5 trillion in deficit savings by Thanksgiving.

[inofindy]

Let's be honest: Anything short of total domination is unacceptable for the Tea Baggers. Compromise is for the weak for the bullies.

[Unlinozistimi]

Hopefully the tea party is a short lived "political party", their ideals are bad for this country and I believe a lot of people starting to see that.

[Rategbee]

The 2012 elections will tell the tale, but we sure face a whole lot of potential hostage-taking opportunities from them between now and then.

[Percocetti]

The 2012 elections will tell the tale, but we sure face a whole lot of potential hostage-taking opportunities from them between now and then.

Both parties better get their **** together and I mean quick, I'm starting to loose some serious faith in Obama and I have zero faith in Boehner.

Obama bends over backwards for Boehner, yet Boehner wont even try to reach him in the middle.

This country is in some serious trouble yet both parties continue to want to play party politics.

As of right now my vote is wide open for 2012.

[Janny2006]

It's not as bad as the media and frightened Democrats are making it, check out these 2 articles.

Five Things for Liberals to Like in the Debt Ceiling Deal - http://swampland.time.com/2011/08/01...-ceiling-deal/
Debt Ceiling Deal: The Devil Is In The Details - http://www.editedforclarity.com/2011...n-the-details/