"Congress" decided on the sequester.  No mention of who proposed it.  

That said, why do they allow Holder into the building?

You know you follow politics too closely when you recognize the members of the presidents cabinet.  

George C Scott in the opening speech of Patton

I think watching "High Fidelity" is the best therapy.

I do not read or post on facebook, but this account from John Scalzi (a sci-fi writer who I admire for his thinking and writing without agreeing with his politics) posted

A Little Something I Wrote on Facebook Earlier Today

On my private account (i.e., the one I use for people I actually know in real life), not my public page:

The closer we get to the election the more I am reminded just how incredibly awful Facebook is for communicating complex and in-depth political thought, and yet how perfect it is for reducing the political thoughts one has to the level of hollering for one’s favorite sports teams.

I would never tell anyone not to express a political opinion, here or elsewhere; I might ask you, however, to consider whether the opinion you’re expressing here is functionality equivalent to waving a pom-pom, and how much pom-pom waving is actually necessary for you to do, or for me to see.

I will be there for the event and the post meetup

Very Powerful, especially because it is a citizen exercising their right to free speech.

I am a regular PowerLine reader.  I followed links for Uncommon Knowledge to Ricochet.  When browsing, the fact that the comments were thoughtful, polite and on topic, even between persons with opposing views, was amazing.  I had been searching the net for years for a place where people actually discussed and debated issues rather than shouting past each other.  Thoughtful topics and conversations plus the lack of "I'll bet your a secret nazi" references lured me in.  

I am willing to bet that none of the people involved in the actual attacking were the dis-affected rich.  And, that a huge majority of the attackers live day to day and have no hopes for amything better for their children.

But you have to separate the decadents with no purpose in life from the multitudes who are their cannon fodder.  

I think an effective approach borrows from a number of ideas expressed here.

The middle east culture respects the "strong horse" to quote Osama.  The US, under Obama, has been is actively retreating from that position for years.  We are now viewed as the "weak horse".   Very sad, and sadly true.

So, to have any voice in the region, we need to reassert our position immediately and unambiguously.  This means shooting, without any caveats or expressions of regrets, people who attack our embassies.  If we cannot defend our own territory, we are unworthy of consideration.  

Then, we need to support and build a middle class in the region.  For parents in the middle east today; their daughters have no rights and their sons have no future.  Why not wage Jihad?

If we can change their economy, so that there is a promise that actions taken today could improve their and and their children's tomorrow; why wouldn't their view change?  This has been the basis of cultural improvement over centuries.

So no,  it is not quick and easy; there is no easy answer.  But it can be done.

And, as Americans, it is a meaningful endeavor to pursue. 

"Basically, what the Fed is trying to do is to force more air through the hose by increasing the pressure"

I think what they are trying to do is closer to "pushing on a string".  A concept that has been around for a long time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushing_on_a_string

As the analogy makes clear, there comes a point in every economic intervention when the government's next action has no meaningful effect.   And, of course, the law of unintended consequences plays out over  the long term.  

The Fed's move to inflate the government debt has been clear for several years.  This, combined with the Obama regime's disdain for the drivers of the american economy, led me to move my (very modest) investments to sectors of the globe that would be minimally effected by US dollar inflation and economic stagnation.  

Sadly, this has worked out very well.  (avoiding the Euro being a no-brainer).  More sadly, I think there is at least a coming decade of serious inflation. 

I do think, that a Romney\Ryan election will unleash a huge boom on US and worldwide growth which will be seen first in financial markets.  

You certainly have exceeded all of my expectations.  Not just anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good.

Yah know,   I'm a cynical political junkie, and he makes me want to believe.  

I think that Ryan is great for our country.

Ryan

"My playlist starts with AC/DC and ends with Zepplin"