Tag: default

A day after Congress headed off default and ended a standoff that cost the nation billions, Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman said it was wrong to oppose debt-ceiling negotiations and that he's looking forward to the next round in January.

The shutdown/default drama is finally at an end. And it ended just the way everyone figured it would.

The budget crisis may be a huge loss for Republicans, but the suicide caucus didn't lose. A government shutdown, a default cliff-dance, dysfunction. What they wanted was chaos, and chaos is what they got.

The crisis is nearly over - unless it isn't -- so it is time to ask ourselves what has been learned. My guess: Not much.

Whatever happens on Capitol Hill to default or to avoid default, Charlie Cook says Congressional leaders of yore would be ashamed. Of course they would. Isn't everyone?