Decius wrote:

As the saying goes, you are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

Believing your own bullshit has consequences. ... They still haven't learned their lesson. They still haven't figured it out. They are still lying to themselves. They still don't take what they're doing seriously enough to face it honestly. And what scares me is that they are down, but they are not out.

The [Democrats'] claim that there is no problem with social security was certainly troubling ...

What this country needs more than anything is leaders who are not full of shit. Is that too much to ask?

A few thoughts.

First, from the archive:

The problem is not the ignorance. The problem is the bliss.

In today's NYT, Obama says:

“We expect that discussion around entitlements will be a part, a central part” of efforts to curb federal spending, Mr. Obama said at a news conference. By February, he said, “we will have more to say about how we’re going to approach entitlement spending.”

Tom Friedman, from 2005:

Are Americans suffering from an undue sense of entitlement?

Somebody said to me the other day that the entitlement we need to get rid of is our sense of entitlement.

Regarding Obama's quote, Tyler Cowen commented:

I am no expert at reading the political tea leaves, but given the political costs involved, it is unlikely he said this as a mere feint.

Finally, another from the archive:

Lisa: "Can't you see the difference between earning something honestly and getting it by fraud?"

Bart: Hmm, I suppose, maybe, if, uh ... no. No, sorry, I thought I had it there for a second."

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