Jim DeMint's Nation-Wrecking Fantasy

NRO has a report on the Republican members of Congress willing to force default in order to get a Senate vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment. In the Senate, DeMint is also counting noses, hoping to stir an eleventh-hour movement. Conservative voters, he says, will lose faith in the …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday July 21, 2011

Will Jim DeMint Filibuster Us into Default?

Wind your way past the debate on a  Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, paid protesters carrying “Protect our Social Security and Medicare” placards, and sound bites from almost all talking heads. When you do, you will discover that some serious folks in Congress refuse to give up …

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Written by Steve Bell on Tuesday July 19, 2011

Deal Will Come, but May Disappoint

Confusion usually reigns in Washington, D.C., negotiations just before a solution emerges. Small signs can signal big things to come. Confusion usually reigns in Washington, D.C., negotiations just before a solution emerges. Thus, small signs can signal big things to come. As Federal Reserve …

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Written by Steve Bell on Wednesday July 13, 2011

What to Watch in the Debt Negotiations

Here are the things to watch as the news about the debt negotiations comes out today. While we await the news from today’s debt ceiling negotiations between Republicans and Democratic leaders, news outlets are already leaking and reporting on the possible contours of a deal. But which …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday July 7, 2011