Read this on the Web at http://patriotpost.us/edition/2011/07/22/digest/ Digest · July 22, 2011 The Foundation "Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one." --Thomas Paine Government & Politics To Deal, or Not to Deal Harry Reid and the Debt-ly Hallows After weeks of intense debate, the White House and Congress may be nearing a deal to raise the debt ceiling, conditional on spending cuts and a tax overhaul. Details are sketchy and both Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) are adamantly denying a "grand bargain" just yet, but if early rumors are true, the deal m...

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Read this on the Web at http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/07/21/a-sign-of-sanity-amid-the-budget-banter/ Alexander's Essay – July 21, 2011 A Sign of Sanity Amid the Budget Banter Prospects Good for BBA "I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution ... taking from the federal government their power of borrowing." --Thomas Jefferson (Letter of November 26th, 1798) Memo to Demos: Time's Up Over the din of the rancorous budget bull this week, the latest chapter in a debate, which has been raging ad nauseam infinitum for two years, you might have missed a small news summary about a comprehensive survey of small business owners and managers. Would you be shocked to learn that the vast majority of them are v...