The Dumbest, Wildest Budget Fight Yet

The Economist: “How strange that some American politicians have persuaded themselves it is patriotic and wise to menace their own country’s credit or shut down its government. Amid such nonsense, one can forget that Washington teems with bureaucrats, non-profiteers and even members of Congress who are devoted students of public policy, brimming with zeal for sensible reform.”

“Upon encountering such would-be do-gooders in this era of legislative hissy fits, should one be filled with relief, or pity?”