Three reasons the "debt deal" collapsed, besides that there never really was a debt deal:

Headline:

WonkBook: Three reasons the debt deal collapsed

Three reasons, huh? Well, let’s see:

• Obama’s kind of just flailing around wildly with no actual plan or negotiating strategy;

• Republicans are in no mood and are on their last nerve;

• Somebody invited Nancy Pelosi and having to sit across the table from her on a sunny Sunday afternoon is just a bridge too damned far.

Ezra Klein’s list is a little different, but no more right than mine, I’d wager.

Via Memeorandum.