It's over to the Senate
So, all that leaves the ball is in the court of the Senate, and on Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to agree on something.
That's probably the best chance of a deal emerging. For all its faults, Senate Republicans are more malleable their comrades in the House, because of its nature and the Democratic majority.
So for the next 36 hours or so, Reid and McConnell will try and cook something up, for passage by the Senate on Sunday. How hard they try, and how much it is for show, remains to be seen. But both men made the requisite noises on the floor of the Senate, if that
One would have to think that if a plan can get through the Senate, that has a good chance in the House
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It al depends what's in the deal, of course, and already there's dispute about what the Republicans can stomach.
But if this is just kabuki at this point, then President Obama is gearing up for a fight, with tonight's statement and it's repeated focus on the effects on the middle class and the economic recovery.
Obama is following up with an appearance on Meet The Press on Sunday morning, his first such since 2009, and keep the pressure on the Republicans in the event that the wheels fall off entirely.