Households and businesses cut expenses every day. Passing a financial down payment alongside the debt limit sends the right message to the public, and gives members of Congress greater comfort, or cover, depending on your perspective.
It doesn't take Warren Buffett to realize that when companies don't know what new rules will look like, it affects their ability to commit capital and create new jobs.
People in New Hampshire know that I'll talk thoughtfully, substantively about any issue.
Politicians wishing to set a better tone should have the discipline to avoid televised cage matches.
You walk into any supermarket or any shopping mall and ask the public what they are worried about. Not one of them will tell you they are worried about 12 years of Mitt Romney's tax returns.
The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.