A modest cut in the slowdown of the growth of debt in the most indebted nation on earth is being heralded as a 'win' by many (even if the 'market' is entirely ignoring it). We leave it to Speaker Boehner to explain the "compromise" but remind readers that the extension of emergency claims is off the table (for now) and thusly, the unemployment rate is about to drop notably [3] - providing the Fed the cover [4] (along with this fiscal 'tailwind') to spin a tale of taper sooner rather than later.