Fiscal Failure: Latest Deal Solved Nothing

New York TimesFiscal failure: Latest deal solved nothingChicago Sun-TimesWe used to have a ship of state, and now we have a ship of fools. To call what happened on Capitol Hill over the last few days Kabuki is to insult Kabuki. What actually happened was more like ancient farce, when actors used to come out and hit each other ...The President Has the Power To Raise the Debt Ceiling on His OwnSlate MagazineHouse of Fools: Shutting Down the Republican Politics of BlackmailHuffington PostBudget battles threaten to limit Obama's second-term agendaReutersTPM -Washington Post (blog) -Fort Worth Star Telegramall 761 news articles »

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