On Friday, Paul Krugman wrote that
The whole budget debate, then, is a sham. House Republicans, in particular, are literally stealing food from the mouths of babes — nutritional aid to pregnant women and very young children is one of the items on their cutting block — so they can pose, falsely, as deficit hawks
About which The Economist writes "Paul Krugman's columns tend so often toward scathing criticism of Republicans that it's easy to discount the outrage and dismiss it. It would be a shame if that's the reaction to his writing today, which couldn't be more on point."
John Harwood wonders whether the hard-line stances on budget issues will fire come election time, pointing out that tough talk on spending hasn't historically led to many political victories.
Also of interest is this brief piece on the unemployment rate: Does Less Unemployment Mean More People Working?
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