Consensus

By Brian Beutler

December 2, 2010 2:18 p.m.

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Looks like the deficit commission recommendations appeal to politicians to the right of Max Baucus and to the left of Paul Ryan.

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Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian@talkingpointsmemo.com

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