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Maybe its just a coincidence, but... October 10, 2013 6:43 pm ER

Has anyone noticed that less than 24 hours since Rachel Maddow reported that the GOP moneybag puppet masters had gotten cold feet about the budget crisis, Boehner decided to sue for peace and have a “conversation” with the Great Satan himself?

And immediately the Dow rebounded several hundred points.

Yeah, I know, the correlation is a flimsy one, but sometimes the most obvious answer is the right one.

  • OK. Maybe, just maybe, the latest WSJ poll had just a little bit to do with it. by ER 2013-10-11 07:11:17
    • That and Koch disavowing all knowledge. I assume they are getting a similar message from other wealthy donors. by alcaray 2013-10-11 09:52:55
      • Oh and the US Chamber of Commerce wrote them a letter... by alcaray 2013-10-11 09:55:49

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