I know that I’ve hit on similar tacks before, but the ludicrousness of debt ceiling fight has me wondering about a pretty straightforward question: Why, for God’s sake, are the Democrats the ones who have to fight to get the debt ceiling raised? I mean, sure, 90% (or so) of the GOP agrees that we … Continue reading
In case you missed this astonishingly good article from the Washington Post‘s Lori Montgomery on Sunday, let me hit you with a few of the highlights (underlining occasionally added for emphasis). The nation’s unnerving descent into debt began a decade ago with a choice, not a crisis. Wait…just a decade ago? I thought it was LBJ’s Great … Continue reading