"Spending freeze," wooo

As quickly as the Administration proposed this "spending freeze" thing last night, they have been quick to say that, well, there are some caveats and it's not exactly a spending freeze. Which is good.

Still, it's terrible, economically and politically, and the left is doing a good job going after it relentlessly today. Start with this short piece by Chris Hayes on the politics.

Update: and via Ezra Klein the lovely video compilation of Obama making the case against a spending freeze during the general election debates.