this is an adventure

GMU economist Arnold Kling looks down the road and wonders how America is going to deal with its epic mountain of debt: “Other countries that have defaulted have not had the option of enacting wealth taxes.” Let’s ask the reverse question: Is there any reason to expect that this White House wouldn’t consider it?

Ah, puppy love: “Before White House press secretary Robert Gibbs left town, he tried to clarify President Barack Obama’s comment that ‘everybody in Washington gets all wee-weed up.’ Gibbs explained POTUS meant they were a bunch of bed wetters who made too much out of the implosion of the White House health care strategy.”

“The Justice Department’s ethics office has recommended reversing the Bush administration and reopening nearly a dozen prisoner-abuse cases, potentially exposing Central Intelligence Agency employees and contractors to prosecution for brutal treatment of terrorism suspects.” This is certain to end well for the American intelligence community and the Obama administration.

“Schumer, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said Obama and Democratic leaders are ‘bending over backwards’ to win Republican support for a bill. ‘It’s looking less and less likely that certainly the Republican leadership in the House and Senate will want to go for a bipartisan bill.’” Sorry guys, you’re going to own this.