Paul Krugman’s article "On the Edge" from yesterday’s New York Times is right on the money:

"A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to economic recovery. Over the last two weeks, what should have been a deadly serious debate about how to save an economy in desperate straits turned, instead, into hackneyed political theater, with Republicans spouting all the old clichés about wasteful government spending and the wonders of tax cuts."

 The article is a great read, go check it out.