Drunk With Debt on St. Patrick’s Day

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  March 17th at 09:49 AM  | 

Consider this an open thread.

The Debt Ceiling Spin Begins From the Democrats

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  January 31st at 11:35 AM  | 

As I noted earlier, if we reach the debt ceiling, the United States does not automatically default on its loans. The issue, however, is priority of payment. We will bring in more each month in tax revenue to the U.S. Treasury than we will need to pay out to our lenders. It requires Tim Geithner (why is he still on the job anyway?) to prioritize | Read More »

Might Someone Please Educate Fox News and the Rest of the Media?

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  January 31st at 05:00 AM  | 

Fox News has an article on its website about John Boehner’s remarks on raising the debt ceiling. But in this objective report there is a great and dangerous falsehood. The article, which has no author attached to it, reports In order for the debt ceiling to rise, Congress must approve taking on more debt, which currently is growing by more than $4 billion per day. | Read More »

Metaphorically Speaking, the Adults Should be Getting Punched

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  January 18th at 05:00 AM  | 

“It is time we consider making the ‘Adult Establishment’ in Washington as morally objectionable as ‘adult establishments’ already are.” I realize we are not supposed to use “angry” rhetoric these days, but columns like this one in USA Today by Jody Bottum demand an answer. The title is, “Where are adults in debt ceiling talks?” If there is justice in the world, the only correct | Read More »