House Republicans will find themselves between a rock and hard place. Americans are far more concerned about their jobs than they are the deficit. If we go over the cliff and Congress does not take action in January, we will move into a recession or at least a slow down in the first or second quarter. House Republicans will have no choice but to go along with Democrats to provide more spending and tax cuts which will drive the deficit much higher.Anyone paying attention to the goat rodeo formerly known as the House of Representatives knew, before noon on Thursday, that Republicans were screwed.
Why John Boehner failed on the fiscal cliff: House Republicans fear outside interest groups more than the speaker. - Slate Magazine
So, over the cliff (curb) we go. Taxes go up on everyone. Then, end of January, the senate will propose their own bill to give the tax reduction from Bush back to those making under $250K in taxable income. So, what do the repubs do then??