Outside the Beltway

Their mouths were moving, but nothing of substance was coming out.

Some history of the last 7+months.

Yes, the President is a key actor in the debt ceiling debate. However, the actual decision is a congressional one.

John Boehner and Harry Reid introduced their debt plans. Now, where do we go from here?

In the 80’s it was yachts, today it’s private jets. The argument is the same, and it’s still without merit.

European leaders have put another Band Aid on the Greek sovereign debt crisis while America’s leaders are trying to stave off a self-inflicted financial default.

By choosing to go it alone on a debt ceiling plan, the GOP is taking a big risk.

The debt talks in Congress are moribund now, and both sides are working on their own versions of a plan, again.

The problem at the moment is not the lack of a Democratic plan.

Some on the left are upset with the President, but does it really matter?

It hasn’t been a very productive weekend in Washington, D.C.

I never would have negotiated in the first place.

It wasn’t a good day for the debt ceiling negotiations.

The House Republicans are functionally insane.

Three new polls provide a warning to both sides of the debt negotiations, but mostly to Republicans.

The Gang of Six is back together. And they have a plan.

Moody’s is on the right track. The current debt ceiling law has done more harm than good.

As the Republican leadership reaches a deal with President Obama, the biggest stumbling block may be the newest members of their own coalition.

The House GOP has scheduled a vote next week on a debt ceiling package that is solely designed to mollify the base.

The idea that the GOP can block a debt ceiling vote and benefit politically is, quite simply, absurd.

A Mitch McConnell-Harry Reid brokered deal on the debt ceiling looks promising.

How much of an American can you be if you are willing to wreck the economy for political gain.

Some things are worth repeating.