Sequester cuts really D.C.'s self-made pit
Photo credit: Getty Images | President Barack Obama talks at a White House press conference following a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and congressional leaders that failed to yield a last-minute deal to avoid $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts. (March 1, 2013)
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Jedi mind trick, Vulcan mind meld: An exasperated Barack Obama was obviously smushing his "Star Wars" and his "Star Trek" together when he complained that no "Jedi mind meld" could persuade congressional Republicans to end the budget sequester.
Still, the president's point was clear enough. Washington may be an otherworldly place these days, but that hasn't produced any advanced capacity for...
