Are the Dems planning a December surprise (grand compromise that'll destroy the New Deal)?

December Surprise? From Rubin to Pelosi, Wall Street & DC Dems Push Post-Election Austerity

“On a recent Meet the Press face-off between Democrats and Republicans, a politician claimed we urgently need to cut government spending. He embraced a plan to slash vital government programs and gut retirement security, while actually cutting taxes for the rich. The only tax hikes in his plan were targeted toward the already-devastated middle class.

Then it was time for the Republican to speak.
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If the idea is to make Dems look ‘moderate’ by adopting politically unpopular positions and squandering their own widely-supported platform, that’s an even bigger invitation to replay the political disaster of 2010.
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