UNSERIOUS

Obviously we are in the kabuki stage of the deficit negotiations: everything is posturing and brinksmanship, until the talks really get serious. Nevertheless, it's revealing to see the head of the Republican contingent bemoaning "stalemate," when he HASN'T EVEN PUT FORTH A PROPOSAL YET

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/30/1166096/-Boehner-steps-into-the-abyss
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