Now the battlemoves to the debt ceiling increase and Paul Ryan's new 2012 budget later this year, and there are lessons from this fight to keep in mind.
Of course, McConnell knows full well that February is just days away and that he will get another large bite at the spending apple when the battlemoves on to the debt ceiling where Congressional Republicans expect to hold better cards than they possessed in the current debate.
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