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There once was a time not so long ago that former Fed Chairman, Alan Greenspan was so revered by both Democrats and Republicans that satirical newspaper The Onion often treated him as though he were a true life rockstar. And while the financial crisis of 2008 might have tarnished his legacy some, his comments still are taken very seriously. So people noticed when he said this weekend during an appearance on Meet the Press that the debt crisis was so significant that we should return to Clinton-era tax rates.

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Today, This Week guest host Jake Tapper asked Obama economic adviser Larry Summers if there was anything to rumors of his departure from the administration. Summers’ response touched off a pop-cultural battle between my inner West Wing cast, and the Beavis & Butthead that lives in all of us.

Mark Sanford wrote an essay on Ayn Rand for Newsweek this week. Yes, that Mark Sanford. Where to begin? With how crazy it is that Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, is writing an essay about how useless government is to accomplish anything? Or with the irony of Sanford, who took off to South America to [...]