Quote of the Day: Conservatives Are Crazy

From Ed Kilgore, on ways of dealing with the fiscal cliff: I'm skeptical of any strategy that depends on convincing conservatives they need to be more reasonable. True enough. And it's also true that any deal that doesn't include a debt ceiling increase is a waste of time. Why bother cutting a deal if Republicans are just going to pick another lever to wreck the economy with? I continue to wait and wonder about the business community. Their self-interest is pretty clear: they should be in favor ...