From surpluses to deficits

There's nothing in this Paul Begala article you don't already know, but it serves as a nice recounting of how we got to the debt "crisis" that the Republicans have been exploiting. Maybe you can forward it to somebody who hasn't been paying attention for the last decade and thinks it's Obama's fault.

Reading for a Hot Summer Day

If it's too darn hot to go out and you'd like some good laughs, try this article on the literary works of Newt Gingrich. It's snide, beautifully written, and funny enough to take your mind off the debt crisis for a little while.