Journalistic 'Disgrace' in Shutdown Coverage

My new piece at The Nation.

Plus: Dave Weigel debunks GOP claims that Democrats have been just as bad as holding them "hostage" in previous debt ceiling debates. 

Raising the debt limit always been unpopular, and tough to explain to voters. A few times, Democrats balked at raising it for a few days to make a point, then caved in. Many more times, they've just voted for the damn thing. John Boehner's Republicans have only ever agreed to raise the debt limit if they won major policy concessions from the president. Both parties don't do it. One party does it.