This cliffhanger brought to you by House Republicans

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Thursday, Dec. 20, when he and John Boehner have a big ol' FAIL trying to pass their alternative fiscal cliff plan.

Eric Cantor, Dec. 12:

"We're going to stay here until Christmas Eve and even the time between and before the new year.'

Cantor is vowing that he and fellow Republicans will work through the holidays to reach a deal to avoid a roughly $500 billion mix of automatic tax increases and federal spending cuts that start on Jan. 1.

I guess that tells you what a promise from Eric Cantor is worth.