Joe Klein sees “the tiniest sliver of a possibility that something might get done” on a deficit reduction deal.
“There are those on the left who will object that the deficit issue is overblown and not even a priority among voters. They are right. But we have reached the point where some sort of deal is necessary to restore the public’s, the business community’s and the world’s faith that the U.S. government can, occasionally, take significant action. I predict–tepidly, with no great confidence–that the Congress will finally decide it is time to act.”
