Is our deliverance at hand?  There is "breaking news" that Obama and Biden will meet with Reid, McConnell, Boehner and Pelosi  at the White House at 3 p.m.

Will there be a deal?  Who will be left standing and whose blood will be soaked up by the sand?

Could the suspense be any less bearable?

This is not only bad government; it is bad theater, as well.