Making Deals

Is so much trash, if my friend, you get no cash.  A quote from Ringer's book that I've mentioned today.  Ok, what does that have to do with anything?  Well, the budget talks are said to be inching closer to a deal.  If this is true, the Republicans are going to get a deal, but they won't get any cash.  It won't mean a thing.  I'll tell what will happen.  They'll get a deal to promise to cut the budget in exchange for a deal to extend the ceiling to cover spending until the elections.   Then when they go to try to "collect" by having the cuts reflected in the budget, they will get stiffed.  Just watch.