NY Times, Obama to Urge Fiscal Vote in Senate if Two-Party Talks Fail:

President Obama said Friday evening that progress had been made in make-or-break talks on the fiscal crisis and pronounced himself cautiously “optimistic,” as Senate leaders worked furiously toward an agreement to avert the worst of the economic punch from landing Jan. 1.

Yeah…  Can’t say I’m a fan of what passes for bipartisan solutions nowadays.