ModeratePoli

A blog of political positions and thoughts, from a liberal who evolved into a moderate, and who keeps on evolving. Open-minded analysis. Plain writing. Occasional profanity.

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Debt Ceiling 201

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This is the follow-up on the short post about why reaching the debt ceiling wasn't the rosy picture painted by some Tea Party wishful t...

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

The limits of leverage

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One of the epiphanies I had about politics since I started writing this blog was realizing the importance of leverage. Specifically, the G...

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Countdown to capitulation

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So it's Sunday afternoon, and the GOP are still trying to get something (I don't know what) for the junk cards they hold in their ha...

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Negotiations at the edge of the fiscal cliff

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This will be an unsourced piece, and unfortunately, that means I'll be doing that reviled job called punditry. But I've actually bee...

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Monday, November 14, 2011

The Unbearable Debt Deal Quantified

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As I wrote before , the wily Dems managed to get the Republicans to agree defense spending cuts that they now find unpalatable. Republicans ...

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ModeratePoli: Baby boomer from an old-line liberal family. Now a moderate with 40+ years of political awareness and 30+ years of actively questioning all political orthodoxies. Call me MP.

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