Fiscal cliff? Welcome to Illinois.
It went into overtime, but the battle in Washington over tax cuts for the wealthy and misnamed “entitlements” didn’t exactly have the excitement of a good NBA game.
What was common to both is that most of us were merely spectators.
The inestimable Paul Krugman points out the obvious: Things aren’t settled yet.
Many more cliffs to follow.
Kudos to Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, the sole progressive Democrat in the Senate
Ten minute drawing. Boehner’s words of wisdom.
