Money quote in a great piece at the Atlantic about the debt ceiling fight. It’s worth reading in its entirety. Because Speaker Boehner linked the debt ceiling to a deal, America is on the brink of a default that would … Continued
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A Weak Dollar and the Fed – New York Times
Following up on my post on the market a few days ago, Josh sent this my way. I know Dick Cheney believes “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter” but what the heck has he been right about yet? I’m not a … Continued
DeLay: Serial Liar
We’ve highlighted DeLay’s complete disconnect with reality before, but today Knight-Ridder reports that he still can’t own up to his own party’s silliness: Republicans may control Congress and the White House, but a leading House Republican says they can’t be … Continued
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Fareed Zakaria has a great article about our President and Congress’s lack of fiscal discipline. People need to read this just to understand how brazen Congress is these days about pork: Bush is not the only one to blame. Congressional … Continued
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