Debt Ceiling Shenanigans

If John Boehner is a moderate, we have a problem

Dan Rodericks pretty much lays out my sense of the politics, knee-jerk liberal that I am. I get the feeling with many of these debates that the people on each side feel as though they are the ones being gamed and the other people are the ones being ridiculous and unreasonable. Otherwise, how could it be that the thing I see as being the obvious solution to the deficit problem - go back to tax rates from the Clinton days - seems to be the very thing House Republicans believe will bring the economy to a crashing halt.

The Christian response to this includes praying for your enemies. I'm doing what I can. It's hard when it looks like the stakes are about to get really high. I wonder when the conversation will turn back to jobs. Unfortunately the best way to create extra jobs short-term is with government spending. There I go again...