A sequestration waiting game

Derek Thompson highlights three major issues with sequestration, like how it's an intentionally bad solution to a problem we don't have and how Responsible Centrists have decided it's all Obama's fault for not riding to theOn the one hand, Boehner told Meet the Press moderator David Gregory over the weekend that he was skeptical about the impact of sequestration. "I don't know whether it's going to hurt the economy or not," Boehner said.Every time Republicans mention a "spending crisis," we should remind them that our non-military spending is at historic lows (to say nothing of the fact that they were the ones who busted the federal budget with tax breaks forEvery time Republicans mention a "spending crisis," we should remind them that our non-military spending is at historic lows (to say nothing of the fact that they were the

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