The Washington Post vs. the Obama Administration

Great post, Arnold!

(For newcomers, the last paragraph in the post is sarcasm.)

Kudos to the Washington Post.

When I lived in DC I read the post everyday and found them to be one of the fairest and most moderate of the major papers.

Also they took their job as a watchdog on the Federal government serioulsly regardless of the party in power.

They are more liberal/statist than me, but I find them to be more fair and dispassionate in thier analysis compared to say the Wall St Journal editorials who I agree with more ideologically and the New York Times who I tend to disagree with.

You certainly got that right!

Unlike Chrysler (which is in bankruptcy and secured bondholders can make there case), some GM secured bondholders apparently are CDS-protected and have a preference for liquidation over reorganization. It is not clear that this is the best outcome.

In addressing Social Security, WPO apparently accepts Tyler's view that "dollars are fungible"-e.g., that the SS trust fund is more like the highway trust fund, rather than like other government trust funds--e.g. the VRS or TSP. The Treasury may (and does) borrow funds from the G-fund in my TSP leaving an IOU but that does not make 'dollars fungible'.

Gotta love that tongue in cheek humor.

Am I the only one who finds himself confused by feelings of respect for the Washington Post editorial staff?