…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