Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner — Guided Muscle. This Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon was released on December 10, 1955.

Ezra Klein cautions his readers not to get too attached to the idea the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on questioning the US debt might offer a way out of, or at least some leverage on, the debt limit hostage taking. And the alternative is…?

Roadrunner A Go-Go starring Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner. This Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon was released in 1965.

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