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Kablooie
As of this writing the debt bomb has not been defused. Amazingly, there are some on the far right who seem quite willing, even anxious, to see what kind of economic damage will be done to our...
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Fabricated
Europeans are struggling desperately to avoid financial default. Yet here in America we are facing a looming fiscal debacle that is of our own making and is entirely avoidable. In other words, we’ve...
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After you
The Tea Party freshmen were elected to be rigid ideologues, dadgummit, and they ‘re going to remain pure no matter what. And that means they don’t give a damn if the nation’s already staggering...
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The shift is on
The debt ceiling fight just ended was fought mostly on terms dictated by the far-right wing of the Republican party. Increasing taxes, even on the wealthiest millionaires and billionaires, was a...
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Swerve
Fanatic factions in congress, mercifully, did not trash the full faith and credit of the United States. Good news for the short term. But the deal focuses on making cuts at a time when consumers...
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Cliff notes
One can hardly wait for the spectacle of the GOP trying to hold the nation’s financial standing hostage over the debt ceiling. Tea party types will be sorely testing the patience of voters and it will...
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Sideshows
OK, I admit, the phrase “carnival of contrived crises” came from a recent column by E.J. Dionne. It had such nice alliteration and suggested such a visual image that I couldn’t resist using it in a...
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The squeeze
In thinking about the debt ceiling squeeze, I was thinking about that scene in Star Wars where they’re trapped in a trash compactor and the walls are closing in. But I didn’t want to go there and get...
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