Bill Foster: “We spent billions of dollars, and at one point in a committee hearing, I asked the question, well, didn't the Taliban…”

This made the discharge petition much more effective at its intended purpose, which is sort of to operate as a safety valve against, you know, the Speaker's rather dictatorial power.

The good news is that macroeconomic policy is working as designed.

I think we should consider adopting this in the coming session of Congress, at least on a temporary basis.

Frankly, when I read about this, it triggered my PTSD from the AIG situation with credit default swaps during the financial crisis.