“I know there’s some people in my own party and in the other party who would rather prolong this battle, even if we can’t reach a compromise,” Mr. Obama said in announcing the bipartisan agreement on tax cuts and unemployment benefits. “But I’m not willing to let working families across this country become collateral damage for political warfare here in Washington.”

I can understand the logic about helping the middle class and extending the unemployment benefits, but the deal basically is designed to keep politicians of both parties in office because eventually it is the rich who write the big checks for campaigns.

Is there anyone watching out for America and Americans?  The deficit reduction talk is just talk and all these clowns care about is reelection.  I am disgusted.

(Source: The New York Times)