Speaker Ryan has 21 days to brinkmanship.

And what is his answer? 

To disregard the President's budget and rewrite the US Budget at some unknown date in the future.

21 Days, Ryan.

It is a brave man that cries without the benefit of a handkerchief.

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Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) hugs his successor, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 29, 2015.

November 2, 2015
By Harry Stein

After threats to shut down the government (click here) and default on the national debt, Congress instead chose to work with the White House to pass a bipartisan budget agreement that finally delivers some stability for the country. While the budget deal is not perfect, it is a positive step for the economy, and it includes most of the recommendations that the Center for American Progress made in a recent report—“Setting the Right Course in the Next Budget Agreement.”

However, lawmakers still must resolve several lingering issues. First, Congress needs to pass a spending bill to implement this budget deal without ideological policy riders. And when crafting future budget deals, lawmakers will need to include more significant reforms to ensure that the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share. Finally, after this budget deal expires, the White House and Congress will need a plan to remove programs that are not directly related to wars from the war spending budget....