I know I can’t be the only one who breathes a sigh of relief every time I read something like this. Andrew Stiles, The Corner: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) has released a statement slamming Republican “intransigence” for “pushing us to the brink of default.” He says he is “deeply disappointed in the status of negotiations with my Republican colleagues” — which began today at the White House

Doug Ross has the details. Gallingly, a President who insists that a deal on the debt ceiling must happen before Aug 2 or the country face economic catastrophe has today refused to sign a short term deal that would, if his initial assertion about the drop dead date is to be believed, forestall economic catastrophe. And yet he’s accusing those who passed a budget AND a plan to raise the

Obama and the Dems essentially own the mainstream media. Who, like it or not, still drive the political narrative in this country and frame the contours of debate, at least initially — though it’s true new media has made some inroads, particularly with talk radio, where the left just can’t seem to get a foothold. An ill-informed or malinformed electorate is a dangerous one. So until we begin to look