Hold everything in Wisconsin

A Republican County just found a cache of Republican ballots.

Unemployment IS a fiscal issue

This is a point which is apparently either not accepted or ignored by both Republicans and Democrats in the debate – deficits are eliminated by jobs.  Therefor, macroeconomic expansion is fiscally responsible.  And cut-backs, even those endorsed by the Democrats, may very well extend the recession, reduce revenues, and maybe even aggravate the deficit – which will of course lead to more proposals for cuts…

But it’s counter-intuitive, at least to American values-based economics.

This Kos post elaborates to some extent.

Meanwhile, even though the Democrats have essentially caved on cutback numbers, it appears we’re headed for a government shut down over Republican riders involving abortion and the EPA.  David Kurtz asks, “Is it really about the deficit?“