Robert Samuelson gives away the show: Obama's behavior resembles a highly indebted family's taking an expensive round-the-world trip because it claims to have found ways to pay for it. It's self-indulgent and reckless. Chait: "Self-indulgent" -- what an interesting phrase. Let's consider both words, starting...
faux-centrist wankery
Yep:In other words, [red-state Blue Dog Democrats are] concerned that the bill (a) costs too much overall and (b) will increase the deficit. And their proposed solutions to this are.