move. the poison of money is what s going to get republicans to the table. that s going to be wall street and the financial southwests industry saying you have lost your minds. i think that s right, and it s happening already. the ceos, as i write in businessweek were supposed to guide us to this nice cooperative solution on the fiscal cliff, and in the weeks before the deadline, they were sort of awol. they all know how serious the debt ceiling is, so i think you ll see that wall street pressure come much earlier. the other point that needs to be made is it s tough for republicans to actually do what they claim and want to do and hold the country hostage because in order to do so, they need to stipulate late their demands, and they will not come out and say we want to cut medicare this much or social security this much, and it s almost comical watching them on tv saying the president must go first, the president must go first. s. never underestimate the visceral intensity or t