The Antediluvian Republicans Are the Problem

Jacob Weisberg, Slate
It is hard to remember a more dismal moment in American politics. The debt-ceiling crisis and the agreement that ended it point to deep dysfunction in our system. In a variety of ways, the episode portends continued short-term economic misery and long-term national decline. It's as if the United States chose at the last minute not to commit financial suicide"”but only out of preference for a slower, more excruciating form of self-destruction.The crisis has, however, been clarifying in several respects. To begin with, we can now say with some confidence that Washington will...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/08/05/the_antediluvian_republicans_are_the_problem_260898.html

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