As you no doubt remember, the President has already managed to get the country’s credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor; and if Fitch goes then Moody’s is probably not too far behind. So the President’s under a little bit of pressure, here… which is complicated by the fact that the electorate last night decided to make sure that the party calling for tax increases on small businesses – excuse me; ‘the rich’ – kept the Presidency, while also keeping the House of Representatives firmly in control of the party that is adamantly against tax increases. And then there’s the Senate… which is run by Harry Reid, who is even now trying to get new and exciting powers to let him do nothing in particular. So it’s a mess.