And that’s even with Perry in the field, which seems increasingly likely. Pikachus wept. Having said that, if Perry gets in my bet is that Palin does not. Which would be a shame. Obama is planning on running on the idea that all the problems in the economy were inherited from a former Texas Governor. Giving him a Texas Governor to bounce that off of might not be the best

NRO looses its way once in a while, but how bad does a squish thing have to be to earn this rejection? “Some Republicans are getting desperate over the debt-ceiling debate, but we hope not desperate enough to embrace the Gang of Six proposal. It may be the worst of the debt-ceiling compromises placed before them to date.” [snip] “Republicans put a serious plan before the country when the House

Of course they did. Transnational progressivism demands the markets be regulated by our betters, and that must happen on a global scale, such is the force of their righteousness: For the first time in four years, the U.N. Security Council debated Wednesday whether climate change should be considered a priority worthy of the council’s attention, but it failed to reach agreement on the politically charged issue. The council settled for

Richard Miniter, “Why The Democratic Party Is Doomed”: Yes, the House Republicans may raise the debt ceiling for a mix of spending cuts and revenue raisers. Yes, Barack Obama may win the 2012 presidential contest. Yes, bureaucrats and judges will continue to impose new and costly regulations on the economy. But it doesn’t matter. The long-term trends are almost all bad news for the left wing of the party. This

…according to Senator Sessions, appearing on “The Mark Levin Show” just now. [update: ABC has it now] Now, here’s the thing: Reid is going to keep the Democrats in line (though ironically, he himself promised to vote for a balanced budget); but the fact is, a number of Democratic senators campaigned on support for a balanced budget and a balanced budget amendment. (Jim DeMint says the tally is 22 Democrats

nicely creased pants on fire.

I am not a subject. I’m not. I refuse to be. Nor am I an object. Which makes me a verb. And that being the case, I choose resist. Outlaw.

Rush Limbaugh today read news excerpts from 1967 and 1979 in which the Treasury Secretaries for LBJ and Jimmy Carter, in arguing for a raise in the debt ceiling, warned that Social Security checks, military benefits, payments to civil servants, etc., would be cut should Congress not act. Exactly like today. The names and numbers have changed, but the playbook is precisely the same. We’re being held hostage by a

Well, I guess we can be thankful he didn’t trot out “Uncle Tom,” right? KEITH OLBERMANN: It’s unclear to whom Mr. West thinks he’s steadfast and loyal. It’s not the United States, it’s not to democracy, it’s sure not to sanity. Just resign congressman, you’re making a jackass out of yourself.. again. Ah. Kinda makes you kind of pine for the days of dueling, doesn’t it? Here’s the takeaway, if

No, ya think? WSJ: House Republicans are finding more than a few flaws with the “Gang of Six” deficit plan, but haven’t rejected it outright. The latest evidence comes in an analysis by House Budget Committee Republicans produced on Tuesday night. According to the analysis, the Gang of Six plan “appears to include a $2 trillion revenue increase” relative to current tax rules. That’s considerably more than the $1.2 trillion