Category: The Good Old US of A
You Keep Using the Word “Austerity”. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.
Back in the early days of the debt ceiling circus, before it became a maze of twisty little deal offers, all alike, the left-wing site Talking Points Memo was all atwitter. The entire debate — not just a couple early conservative suggestions, but the whole thing — was the beginning of a new dark age, [...]
Don’t Get Excited, but We Could Have an Agreement Here (Corrected and Updated)
Here we go. ABC News is reporting tonight that Republicans have worked out a deal with the White House on a tentative debt ceiling agreement. The bullet points are: Debt ceiling increase of up to $2.8 trillion Spending cuts of roughly $1 trillion Special committee to recommend cuts of $1.8 trillion (or whatever it takes [...]
Ezra Klein Has A Magic Solution to the Debt Ceiling “Crisis”, but the Politics Make Him Sad.
You may think you have plumbed the depths of idiocy in the debt ceiling debate, but you have not. I warn you, if you continue to read this post, you will come across an idea so stupid that it may well blast large parts of knowledge from your brain that you may not be able [...]
Here’s How It Is… (UPDATED: Done Deal, Friends)
This is not only incredibly arrogant of Bill Kristol, it’s also completely wrong. To govern is to choose. To vote is to choose. To vote against John Boehner on the House floor this week in the biggest showdown of the current Congress is to choose to vote with Nancy Pelosi. To vote against Boehner is [...]
Dear New York Times: Dry Your Eyes. Your Salvation is At Hand.
Oh, dear. The Republicans have done it now. They’ve gone and made the effete left-wingers at the New York Times so miffed that they felt the need to write an editorial full of many harsh words. House Republicans have lost sight of the country’s welfare. It’s hard to conclude anything else from their latest actions, [...]
Oh What a Feeling, Dancing Around the Debt Ceiling.
Okay, so here’s the latest in the debt ceiling debate: 1) Republicans, led by Speaker John Boehner, have offered a deal that will raise the debt ceiling, put a cap on spending for the next ten years that might cut spending at some point in the future, and empanel yet another commission to suggest some [...]
Tim Geithner, Liar.
I’m sorry if the title of this post offended you, but it’s true. Tim Geithner went on national television today and accused Republicans of something he knows is not true. That makes him a bald-faced liar, by any definition of the word. The Treasury Department on Sunday accused House Republicans of “praying for default,” because [...]
That’s What You Said