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>> well, it certainly is a case that you kind of have a sense that the two sides are negotiating towards a different outcome. i think the democrats are negotiating for how you avoid a government shutdown, and the republicans are negotiating on how they satisfy the most extreme wing of their party. the problem is, those two things might be incompatible at this point. and thats the challenge. this is what we need. we need speaker boehner to be a real leader here and to say to his tea party guys lo...