Now What Happens (?)

Reid-Boehner channel still the key....those with a lingering appetite for a grand bargain get over it...those with a lack of focus play the tick-tocking blame game...conservatives pick apart the flaws in Boehner's plan/liberals pick apart the flaws in Reid's plan....the data-obsessed obsess over polls and market entrails.....and someone gives in.

And/but: It is still impossible to see how there is a deal that can pass both chambers without outside market pressure, which may well come too late to avoid serious negative consequences.