Sure, as Hendrik Hertzberg points out, “Obama’s not going to be running for reëlection” in 2016. And, yes, as Ryan Lizza says, “We’re so much farther along on the revenue part of the conversation than Republicans were in 2011.” But how can we be certain that Republicans and Democrats will be able to come to a resolution to the fiscal-cliff issue that actually makes good policy sense? Hertzberg and Lizza join John Cassidy and host Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the ongoing negotiations: http://nyr.kr/QtB6Gm

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