From a Bloomberg overview of what we might call Simpson-Bowles-ism comes this typically blunt, salty, hilarious assessment by former Sen. Alan Simpson of the sequester:
“I’ve never seen anything like it in 81 years of life. They’ve dug their own snare!” He was referring to Congress and the $1.2 trillion sequestration cuts that were then about to bite. “They put it there because they knew they’d never be stupid enough to let that happen. Well, every day that goes by proves that they are. So that’s the difference right there. It doesn’t matter whether we go over the cliff or under the cliff. These guys have put their nuts in a vise.”