Friday Evening News Roundup
Obama is standing fast and this is a good thing. From TPM: “So if we don’t see an agreement between the two leaders in the Senate,” the president said, “I expect a bill to go on the floor — and I’ve asked Senator Reid to do this — put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on middle class families don’t go up, that unemployment insurance is still available for 2 million people and lays the groundwork then for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps.” Here’s how that threat would play out. Taxes will automatically go up