benefits to expire during the biggest economic downturn since the great depression. and with this deal, republicans have backed the democrats into a corner of capitulation, dangling that carrot of unemployment right mouth out in front of them. hey, you really want it? the president took it, hook, line, and sinker, unfortunately. he didn't stand and fight. tonight the country could see the anguish in the president's face. i could. i don't believe this is the deal president obama wanted, but the hostage-taking of the long-term unemployed proved to be the controlling issue in all of this. the deal means that we'll be having the same political fight right back here in the middle of the 2012 elections, and liberals tonight are concerned how do we know president obama won't cave in two years and cut the same damn deal. face it. republicans won big tonight, and i think america lost. this is no victory. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think tonight's text survey question is do you think president obama did the right thing by