PostPartisan: debt


Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 05/09/2013

No 'faith' in House debt prioritization bill
By Jonathan Capehart
That the prioritization craze won't die is further proof that the Capitol is the Land of Make-Believe, where reality is held hostage.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:55 PM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 05/08/2013

House Republicans and extortion for the sake of extortion
By Jonathan Bernstein
Republicans approach the debt limit again.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  04:13 PM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Debt limit, Deficit

Posted at 03:55 PM ET, 04/16/2013

Austerity's foundations continue to crumble

By James Downie
A study often cited by deficit hawks is facing serious questions.

By James Downie  |  03:55 PM ET, 04/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  austerity, budget, debt, economy

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 03/21/2013

The Insiders: The Democrats' denial of our debt woes is harmful
By Ed Rogers
The new liberal approach is to reject that the federal debt represents any sort of problem.

By Ed Rogers  |  01:24 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, Congress, debt, economy, jeff sessions, Paul Ryan, The Insiders

Posted at 01:19 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Conservatives try but can't quite let go of extremism

By James Downie
Underneath the gestures toward less brinksmanship, Republicans remain committed to the same extreme policies.

By James Downie  |  01:19 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Congress, debt ceiling, Republican Party

Posted at 02:55 PM ET, 01/14/2013

Obama revives the 'McConnell Provision'

By Jonathan Capehart
President Obama appeared to hand the GOP a way out of a position that will lead to the destruction of the full faith and credit of the United States.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:55 PM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 01/11/2013

The debt limit is bad law

By Jonathan Bernstein
It's a lousy bargaining chip and doesn't even do what it intends.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  04:30 PM ET, 01/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, debt ceiling

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 01/08/2013

How Obama should open debt-ceiling negotiations

By James Downie
Using Paul Ryan's budget as leverage would be a strong opening bid.

By James Downie  |  03:13 PM ET, 01/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, debt ceiling, Paul Ryan

Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 01/08/2013

The debt-ceiling drama in 5 charts
By Jonathan Capehart
Fasten your seat belts, folks. The extraordinary measures Treasury is using to keep the U.S. from crashing through its $16.4 trillion debt ceiling could run out as early as Feb. 15. That's in 38 days.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:49 PM ET, 01/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling

Posted at 09:24 AM ET, 01/07/2013

Toomey's 'prioritization' scheme won't work
By Jonathan Capehart
Sen. Toomey's idea to temporarily shut down the government over the debt ceiling made no sense in 2011 and still makes no sense in 2013.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:24 AM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, debt ceiling, economy, Pat Toomey

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 01/02/2013

5 truths about the 'fiscal cliff' deal

By James Downie
Why the deal isn't good for either liberals or conservatives, plus the one thing that will determine its legacy.

By James Downie  |  02:27 PM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, debt, fiscal cliff, John Boehner, medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, taxes

Posted at 05:24 PM ET, 12/05/2012

The McConnell Provision is a good idea
By Jonathan Capehart
During the debt-ceiling scariness last year, Mitch McConnell devised a way for the debt ceiling to be raised by the president and signed off on by Congress. It was ingenious.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:24 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling, economy, Mitch McConnell, Tim Geithner