POLITICO: The case for doing nothing. “Washington has a habit of passing legislation in a crisis and suffering from morning-after regrets — the Iraq war, the Patriot Act and last year’s original bank bailout plan come to mind. So we thought it would be wise to air the views of the naysayers toward Washington’s latest consensus approach.”

Thing is, when it’s prudence vs. pork, prudence usually comes in a poor second. Which is how we got into this mess to begin with . . . . Plus this: “Policymakers are saying: ‘Screw the future generations.’” Like I said.