Great diary, and thank you, Jerome, for firing back at the obnoxious slobs who wrote these.  The WaPo one was just annoying to read.  I've never read an op/ed with such an elitist tone, but I suppose that's Washington.

I think you're confusing the definition of the "Washington Consensus," though.  My understanding of the Consensus is that it deals with developing countries: Balanced budgets during recession and (often) a pegged currency.  It's a different topic.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.