Boehner’s continued public opposition to the ACA will has have some real policy implications for health care. That fact that top Republican leaders are still publicly fighting the law after the election almost guarantees that implementation of the law will likely be an incredible mess. Democrats foolishly chose to make the success of the law heavily dependent upon state officials working hard to implement it, and that is unlikely to happen in states controlled by Republicans.

Thomas Ferguson appeared on The Real News Network today. He says deflationary impact starts in October, to the tune of about $300 billion. And as for those defense cuts being meaningful….well, now we know.

Cantor offered a temporary extension three times last night, and by both Democratic and GOP accounts, that’s what made Obama snap. You gotta feel sorry for the guy. His most ardent supporters are the dumbest motherfuckers in the world, and they don’t realize he thinks they are digging his political grave.