I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law.

Republican candidates had to appeal to their base, which is by and large elderly white people arguing with empty chairs.

Simple doesn't mean stupid. Thinking that it does, does.

The great thing about fiscal policy is that it has a direct impact and doesn't require you to bind the hands of future policymakers.

The public has no idea that the deficit has been falling like a stone.

If you're doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you.

The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead.