This obsession on the debt ceiling -- and it's an artificial contrivance -- we just created that as a country -- has distracted from what a lot of people think is a bigger problem, and that is jobs, growth.
Begala argues that focusing on the debt ceiling diverts attention from more pressing issues like jobs and economic growth.
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So far, it is only effective with the core of his base, right? By double digits, Independents think that these charges are merited in the ABC poll this weekend.
President Kennedy said there are risks and costs of a plan of bold action, but they are nothing compared to the risks and costs of inaction.
The president of the United States, I know he is a candidate, too, but he needs to shut up. He has shut up. He's very wise.
Nope. Nope. Sorry. It's the most impregnable readout. If they can say bouillabaisse, I can say impregnable readout. It is a brick outhouse. They're never going to penetrate it.
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