Oct 24, 2012
Today's burning question: How did ABC News write a story that
actually totalled the current inventory of Army and Marine bayonets
without answering even the admittedly dumb question of whether
there are fewer now than there were in the past? Well, I guess that
just goes to prove that data isn't smart all by itself. Thankfully,
there was some smarter data to be had, when we checked in for our
regular regimen of poll watching with Greg Dworkin. In the second
hour, Armando joined us to interview author Chuck Thompson about
his book Better Off Without 'Em: A Northern Manifesto for
Southern Secession. Finally, we wrapped up with a sneak
preview of an upcoming issue: the new Washington consensus that
automatic, across-the-board sequestration is no longer accepted as
a Very Serious tool for Very Serious people. Why? Because as
Congressional observers will tell you (and told you at the time)
Congress lives by different rules, where there's nothing automatic
about "automatic" triggers.