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The Sequester Is a Republican-Inflicted Wound
Republicans are now calling it the “Obamaquester,” like kidnappers claiming the ransom was their victim's idea because he came up with the method of payment.
The Leverage
Republicans are now talking about raising the debt ceiling, but just for a month or two. That would open up a number of key Fiscal Cliff 2 questions.
Is a $1 Trillion Coin a Good Way to Avoid Another Debt Ceiling Impasse?
The summer of 2011 is not a time any of us would like to revisit, economically speaking. It was during this time that the European Debt Crisis had reached it's...
House Republicans Cave on Debt Ceiling Brinkmanship
In a strategic withdrawal, House Republicans announce plans to pass a short-term debt-limit extension
Hope Lives For $1 Trillion Platinum Coin Enthusiasts
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney refused to rule out the possibility of minting a $1 trillion platinum coin to solve the debt ceiling crisis.
The Trillion Dollar Coin Fantasy: GOP Extremism Can’t Be Wished Away
After I spent the last two weeks explaining that the Treasury would mint a second Joe Biden before it minted a trillion-dollar platinum coin, that President...
Beyond the Debt Ceiling: 6 Easy Ways Washington Can Help Small Business
The election’s over -- which means it’s time to stop paying lip service to America’s “entrepreneurial spirit” and “the importance of small business,” and start...
The Five Biggest Flip-Flops of the Debt Ceiling Debate
They say in politics that you know you’ve become a statesman when you’ve been on almost every side of an issue at one time or another. When Washington...
House Republicans’ “Clean” Debt Ceiling Vote
The GOP majority in the House is poised to move ahead with a vote on a no-strings-attached $2.4 trillion increase of the federal borrowing limit next week...
Accept McConnell’s Debt Ceiling Deal
Mitch McConnell proposes simply raising the debt ceiling. This is supposed to be some sort of brilliant political move. Obama will be blamed for ever-increasing...
Is the Debt-Ceiling Hostage Scenario Really Bound to Repeat Itself?
The conventional wisdom now dictates that every time a debt-ceiling hike comes up for a vote, Republicans will threaten to torch Uncle Sam’s credit rating unless...
Is Obama Playing Politics With His Debt-Limit Veto Threat?
President Obama has managed to claim the moral high ground in his battle with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling by appearing to put good fiscal policy...
The Path Forward on the Debt Ceiling
There is a certain irony in the fact that the two men who spoke the least at White House debt ceiling negotiations over the last week will likely be responsible...
The Debt Ceiling Deal Deconstructed
The ever-rational Matt Miller nails it. We are a joke.
Aaron Sorkin Explains the Debt Ceiling
Okay, Japan might not actually slide into the sea. The rest might not be too far off.
The Unity Is Over: Congress Returns to Debt Ceiling Fight
Osama bin Laden is dead and gone. Republicans and Democrats this week came together to rejoice and pass resolutions praising U.S. troops and the intelligence...
Has Nancy Pelosi Been Marginalized in the Debt Debate?
At Thursday’s White House meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner laid out in stark terms the awful economic...
Six Possible Paths Ahead in the Debt-Ceiling Debate
According to President Obama, Congress has become mired in negotiations to raise the debt ceiling and trim federal deficits. The way ahead is unclear -- every...
