A recession in the US next year?

Re-elected yesterday, President Obama now must work with Congress to steer the economy away from the fiscal cliff it's set to fall off of on January 1. The chair of the House Budget Committee will be a key player in the negotiations. Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan is expected to resume that position in the next Congress. The clash of visions will continue. Will there be a willingness to compromise? If not, the US will fall back into recession next year.