Social Security Benefits Safe Because Of "Suicidal Spite"

     From Jonathan Chait:


As sequestration begins, Republicans have been overtaken with something
close to giddiness, and Democrats seized with gloom. It appeared as
recently as a few months ago that the threat of across-the-board cuts,
disproportionately hurting defense, would force Republicans to negotiate
a long-term debt reduction agreement. But Republicans are happily
announcing their