What are the chances of stopping the sequester, if any?

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8. no chance, I think. Tea party rules

. . . you hit on the right point when you say this move could actually add to the deficit they're claiming to care about reducing.

This is just an extension of the same reckless strategy republicans employed to try and defeat Obama's second term. They're relatively financially insulated against any economic downturn, so they don't care about wrecking the economy for the rest of us with the inane and vain hope that voters will blame the President.