President Obama and the American people lost badly today. The GOP, the Tea Party, and the ultra-rich scored a clear and decisive knock-out, one that bodes ominously for the future of this weakened nation.

The best opinions I’ve seen in the last day or two:

Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment tonight on why we need to bypass this corrupted system to effect change:

And Paul Krugman on why this debt deal is such a disaster:

Paul Krugman’s Op-ed yesterday in the NY Times