The end, that is, of Reaganism. The Republicans have shut down government because no one is taking their demand that health care reform is abandoned seriously. In a nutshell the fight is over the part of reform that increases taxes on the top 1% of income earners, reduces subsidies to insurers within the Medicare system, […]

With dysfunction the norm and with the extremists in control, shut downs are likely to become more frequent. So we need to invent a whole panoply of shut down humor, salutations, and perhaps even note cards we can send each other. Heck shut downs may become a national holiday right up there with Thanksgiving. I […]