What Do Republicans Want on Entitlement Reform?

By Matthew Yglesias  |  Posted Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at 9:05 AM ET

Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen have the scoop on how the fiscal cliff talks look from the perspective of insiders who think a deal is likely, from which vantage point the basic framework of a deal is in place and it's all about the details. But I think the piece in some respects simply highlights how many impediments there are to a deal, one of the most neglected of which is that Republicans lack a well-formulated negotiating position on the crucial issue of entitlements.