Quote of the Day

We rarely quote Maureen Dowd, The New York Times' left-wing snark princess, in these pages. Nevertheless, I think she may have today's best comment on the bipartisan stupidity going on in Washington with regard to lifting the debt ceiling. Take a look:

What if this is all a cruel joke on us? What if the people who hate government are good at it and the people who love government are bad at it?

She thinks the Tea Party have come out ahead, and she may be correct.