Reading a lot of articles on the ongoing negotiations in Washington to reopen the government, raise the debt ceiling and cripple the opposition party…
Apparently, when our leaders leave meetings and don't say anything, it's highly significant. And when they leave meetings and say a lot, that too is highly significant. And when one participant in those meetings says they're 80% of the way to a deal, that means they're almost there but when another particpant says they're 80% of the way there, they're still miles apart. And we will absolutely, in no uncertain terms, not breach our debts…unless we do, in which case it will be the end of the United States or nothing bad will happen. In the meantime, these people who refuse to negotiate are still bargaining.
Seems like a good time to quote, as I often do, Jack Germond's great line about the big problem with being a political reporter: "We're not paid to say 'I don't know!'"