Welcome to Jimmy Carter’s 2nd Term
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 14th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Welcome to Jimmy Carter’s 2nd Term
Charles Hurt, Washington Times
It has taken three decades, but Americans are finally living through Jimmy Carter’s second term.Now we’ve got Jimmy Jr. barking at us from the White House about eating our peas and ripping off our Band-Aid. He might not even let us have our Social Security checks.
U.S./Eurozone on Verge of Historic Blunder
Martin Wolf, Financial Times
In the eurozone, the fiscal crisis is lapping on Italy’s shores. In the US, the administration declares it will run out of funding early next month if the debt ceiling is not raised. Far fewer Europeans than Americans believe public sector defaults are beneficial. But important Europeans share with Republicans the view that there are still worse outcomes. For reluctant Europeans, the eurozone must not be a “transfer union”. For recalcitrant Republicans, taxes must not be raised. Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus – let right be done even if the…
