Originally Posted by Relentless

This has been brewing for 3+ years... the fiscal cliff is a remnant of the debt ceiling debacle. The Axelrods and McConnells of the world aren't standing around with their hands in their pockets having no idea what will happen in either case after election day happens. Them 'hating' each other is like two NFL teams 'hating' each other... they can try very hard to win a game but they are all actually on the same team when it comes to anything meaningful on a career basis. The players association has their allegiance much more than their coaching staff, fans or current team owner. Congress and the White House are much the same.

We both remember when Farve 'let' Strahan tackle him to set the all time single season sack record, and their other examples of that sort of cronyism. That's the kind of meta-camaraderie that makes Congress and Citizens United so dangerous. They say they are on different teams, they say they represent different regions... but in reality they will all lay down and allow the other side to sack them because they are one team with a common agenda that supersedes their interests in actually representing We The People.