Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Mexican stand-off under a heavy ceiling... 30 July 2011

The title reads 'Mexican stand-off under a heavy ceiling...' Below are two men, the first grabbing the face of the second, and the second thrusting a gun up the nose of the first. Context: The United States debt crisis of the past week had ended in a deadlock that needed to be broken in order to prevent default on Tuesday 1 August. President Obama at the last hour made a compromise that many believe was weighted heavily in favour of the Republican stance that meant no change to taxation but cuts in public spending. President Barack Obama and Republicans sealed a deal Sunday to avoid the nation's first financial default and raise the debt limit while slashing more than $2 trillion from federal spending over a decade. John Boehner, who proposed to cut $3 trillion (#1.83tn) in federal government spending said, 'When you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white House, I got 98 percent of what I wanted. I'm pretty happy'. Wikipedia describes a Mexican standoff as a slang term defined as a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can foreseeably win. The term is most often used in lieu of 'stalemate' when the confrontational situation is exceptionally dangerous for all parties involved. (Associated Press July 31 2011)

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