The Bonfire of Public Opinion  | Mon Aug. 9, 2010 1:40 PM EDT
The dream never dies:   ....“In the last week there’s been a lot
of movement in terms of Republican senators saying we need to
press this issue,” said a Senate GOP aide. The amendment would
bar the federal government from spending more than it collects
in revenues each year. It would also require a two-thirds
majority vote in each chamber to raise taxes.  Put aside the
fact that this is a spectacularly stupid idea that could only be
supported by economic illiterates. That hardly matters, because
the cosponsors admit they have no chance of passing it anyway.
They just want some publicity.  Which is fine. That's what
politics is all about. But I've got two questions. First, even
if it's a publicity stunt, the press should give it coverage
only if the sponsors are willing to propose an actual balanced
budget to go along with it. Let's see the cuts, boys. If they
aren't willing to go even that far, they should be ignored.
Second, why don't Democrats