Leadership reaches deal; can they get the votes.

According to Politico, a deal has finally been reached between Republican Congressional leaders and the President. A break through has been reached, even though we are not passed the main battle. The major battle now is to see if Speaker. Boehner can stand up to the extreme right in his party and whip up the votes. The Speaker has failed on previous attempts to bring the Tea Party into a compromise; without having to shift further right, then he can get the Democrats to accept. The Republicans will get a chance to deliver the cuts to the vital domestic programs; such as medicare, while having to give cuts in defense. With the Progressive Caucus angered on the issue of giving up Americans vital social programs, for a increasingly extreme pull from the Tea Party, and the Tea Party angered that they won't see all the spending cuts they want; the wrangling for the votes will begin.

The Speaker has to show aggressive leadership to avoid this default. The ball returns to his court. If he can sell the agreement between the President and Congressional leadership, we will have the breakthrough we need to allow this crisis to pass. With the full faith and credit of the United States at risk, their is little time to waste. In my opinion, this deal is grossly unfair, however, compromise had to be reached. The extreme fringes of our partisan politics are never the answers, somewhere in the middle is where the answer to our impasse lays. While, this deal has pulled the President much further to right then his base wanted, the move shows the Democrats willingness to deal; can Boehner bring that same spirit from the right.