Oceans of red ink - Michael Barone has a must-read article about the legislation in Congress that has a low chance of helping Americans but 100% chance of bankrupting the country: "It turns out that details matter, a lot, when you're slinging around great gobs of dollars."

Extra - Robert Samuelson hit on a similar theme today: "Without anyone much noticing, our national government is on the verge of a permanent expansion."