Thursday's Opinions [Mar 7, 2013]

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, March 07, 2013 E.J. Dionne Jr. Hope for exhaustion The way out of our budget mess. David Ignatius Sliding toward ruin Egypt is in turmoil, and the U.S. must closely examine its policy there. Harold Meyerson Shortchanging seniors When an increasing number can't afford to retire, cutting Social Security is wrong. George F. Will D.C.'s low-water mark Think politics is bad in Washington now? It was a lot worse during Watergate. Tom Toles Tom Toles Cartoon Click on the image for the full-size cartoon Ann Telnaes Ann Telnaes Animation Click on the image to watch the animation Editorials After Hugo Chavez GOP filibuster abuse continues Ken Cuccinelli's untenable position Opinions blogs House CR succeeds, but will Republicans? The Morning Plum: What Rand Paul's filibuster accomplished Fox News's Bill O'Reilly: Relevance via screaming? Much ado about snowthing Connect with Washington Post Opinions Facebook Twitter Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2013 The Washington Post Privacy Policy