'Kicking the bucket..'

Kicking it down the road that is. 

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  Kicking the bucket down the road - it's becoming ever more popular for politicians to delay facing the real issue and taking decisions that solve problems once and for all.

• ..Nordstjernan columnist Klas Bergman, writing from Washington is not enthusiastic. Read Klas's blog here: Was the financial cliff deal worth the price?