
John Cassidy on why there will be no great cause for celebration even if a fiscal cliff bill passes both chambers of Congress in the next day or two:
It’s a shoddy compromise that does credit to nobody involved, and it raises questions, once again, about President Obama’s willingness and ability to face down the Republican extremists.
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