Via the New York Times Despite what antigovernment conservatives say, non-defense discretionary...
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Domestic Extremists
Nick Kristoff puts the Republicans and their nihilism into perspective: If China or Iran threatened...
The Debt Limit Debate is Already Hurting Us
This piece by Annie Lowrey is a must read. The debt limit debate is already dicking with the...
The House Republicans Are All About Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Except for these: The House Republican leadership [Friday] will shut down major parts of the...
Aggressively Wrong and Stupid
It's difficult to quantify how remarkably wrong this is: As the stalemate over the debt ceiling has...
Deficit Shmeficit
And by the way, the new Gallup Poll indicates that Americans don't give a flying rip about deficit...
Chart of the Day
According to the new ABC News / Washington Post poll, Americans want tax increases on corporations...
Nobody Needs This Crap Anyway, Right?
What will happen if the debt ceiling deadline passes without any action? Aside from a global...
Disconnected with Reality
Every expert from economists to the White House to Moody's say that allowing the government to...
Sabotaging the President By Sabotaging the Economy
Kevin Drum compiled some choice quotes from various Republicans who are continuing to allow their...
The War Between Stimulus and Spending Cuts
I've been infuriated by the Republican orchestrated push for austerity during the worst possible...
Bad Idea Jeans
According to the Washington Post, Harry Reid is evidently working with Mitch McConnell on a debt...
Yeehaw! State Debt Increases 281% Under Rick Perry
As Bob previously pointed out, Governor Rick Perry and the Republicans of Texas have employed all...
They’re Hurting America
We don't have to actually default for the Republican's brinkmanship to begin causing harm to the...
Worst Person in the World
Eric Cantor is a freaking demon. Instead of raising taxes on the super rich or taxes their...
What Lawrence O'Donnell Said
If you're discouraged by the president's strategy on the debt ceiling, watch this.
McConnell And Boehner Wash Their Hands
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a plan today to broker a clean raise of the debt...
An Economic Recipe for Disaster
Newt Gingrich thinks he has the secret for economic success: This is not magic. This is like a...
Great Recession II
The latest prediction, this time from Jay Powell, is that the GDP will drop off by around 10...
Myths About the Debt Ceiling
This Q&A with former Reagan adviser Bruce Bartlett is a must read. Some choice items: Q. Why...
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