Mark Steyn,
writing for
National Review Online, says Paul Ryan's tough budget plan is really nothing of the sort. He crunches numbers and concludes it is not tough enough. That in fact our economy is headed for the toilet, in a hurry.
We all know how Steyn likes doom and gloom. This an example of vintage Steyn, at his gloomiest and most doomful. Is he right? Are we on the precipice? Probably. Worse luck, he normally is right.