Quote of the Week

"It's pretty clear that the tea party Republicans who are demanding these cuts [see post below], and who have been allowed to drive the Republican budget strategy, don't really know or even care what programs work and what don't. So far, they've probably spent a grand total of 20 days in Washington, talking to themselves and learning little about the government they are meant to run. They wear their ignorance almost as a badge of honor." -- Steven Pearlstein in today's Kaplan Daily.

The Rethug "Road to Recovery" Turns Out to be a Bit Bumpy

Remember that April Fools Day joke House Minority Leader "Man Tan" Boehner sprung on America? You know, the Rethugs' Fudge-it? Looks like not everyone in the House Rethug caucus saw it as the same joke everyone else did. Seems 38 Rethugs saw it as a mortal danger to their reelection and voted against it when it came to the House floor! Mmmm, well played, Boner! (Note to accountant: send royalty check to Germantown correspondent Brian)