The debt ceiling negotiations now

On John Boehner and the Republicans cancelling the debt ceiling negotiations: "This has got to be reassuring to the markets. One side's policy is budget cuts and closing"--tax--"loopholes and the other side's policy is 'I'll be at my mother's.'" --Bill Maher, "Real Time with Bill Maher", HBO, Link: http://www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher/index.html