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-- The difference between S&P and Moody's. -- Over in Europe, they have a real (Italian) crisis. -- The Fed knows things are bad and are likely to remain bad. Here's what they should do. READ MORE >>
How Obama Can Win
Impeachment Watch
Via TPM, Rep. Michael Burgess endorses impeaching President Obama on unspecified grounds: READ MORE >>
The Obama-Is-Dumb Meme
Eric Cantor's Pseudo-Economic Rationale
Eric Cantor is circulating a memo to House Republicans urging them to hang tough on their absolute opposition to any deficit reduction plan that includes higher revenue. He includes a little bit of apparent ballast to support his position: Raising taxes in this economy will only make it harder for working families and the very small businesses we are counting on to create jobs and get our economy going. READ MORE >>
Vote For Obama Because... Romney is Weird?
Really? This is what they're going with? READ MORE >>
The Bipartisanship Cargo Cult
Why Republicans Don't Want To Extend The Payroll Tax Cut
The first item on President Obama's agenda, and also the most apparently straightforward way to avoid imminent harm to the economy, is to extend the payroll tax cut next year. It's a tax cut, Republicans should favor it. You know, the worst thing you can do in a recession is raise taxes, as they've said a billion times? Easy call, right? READ MORE >>
The S&P Brainpower Downgrade
Nate Silver gently suggests the S&P analysts may not be terribly bright, brainwise: What factors is S.&P. looking at when it rates sovereign debt? A country’s debt-to-G.D.P. ratio? Its inflation rate? The size of its annual deficits? READ MORE >>
The Millenialist Temptation
Ross Douthat's column today makes a sharp point about the myth of the realigning election, and how this encourages partisans to dream of total victory: READ MORE >>
