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American Idiots: How Washington is destroying the economy By Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large August 18, 2011: 5:00 AM ET What's ailing us? It's not just unemployment. It's not just Europe's debt woes. And, no, it's not Wall Street this time. It's the takeover of the economic debate by fanatics who are up to no good. Fix that -- and maybe you fix the economy.