JAMES TARANTO ON OBAMA’S DEBT LIMIT STANCE: Raise Taxes, Or Granny Gets It. “The kids are acting up, so he threatens to starve Granny to death. That’s just how a strong father behaves. It looks to us as if Obama may once again be overestimating his persuasive powers by relying for feedback on journalists who, for a combination of ideological, partisan and personal reasons, are predisposed to take his side.”

UPDATE: Human Shields: Obama to use Social Security recipients as human shields if GOP doesn’t give him massive tax increase.