A deal will reopen government and avert a default on U.S. debt . Julian Zelizer : Some have argued the deal is a total Democrats win . President Barack Obama also walks away from this deal with the Affordable Care Act generally intact , as conservative proposals to repeal the program recede further and further away from political reality . He says the reality is GOP can continue to make budget cutting dominant issue in U.S. . Julian Zelizer : GOP can use same tactics in 2010 to force Obama to focus on their concerns .
A deal will reopen government and avert a default on U.S. debt . Julian Zelizer : Some have argued the deal is a total Democrats win . He says the reality is GOP can continue to make budget cutting dominant issue in U.S. . Julian Zelizer : GOP can use same tactics in 2010 to force Obama to focus on their concerns .