In general, politics in Indonesia hinges less on ideology than on the accumulation and preservation of money and power.

ECONOMIST: Suck it and see

By telling U.S. taxpayers, and the world in general, that the U.S. government has no intention of ever balancing its budget or limiting its accumulation of unsustainable debt, then perhaps we can begin to have an honest discussion about our economic future.

FORBES: Real Fiscal Cliff Crash When Interest Rates Rise