[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by KC911

I don't disagree, but this nonsense with the debt ceiling is just political theater imo. I think it's been raised 50+ times in my lifetime, and doesn't have a damn thing to do with actually balancing the books. As long as both parties play us like fools, the nonsense will continue imo. You wanna set a limit? Then "I" get to make the cuts to your favorite programs. Change roles (i.e. vote 'em out), then rinse, lather and repeat (every 4 years) . Of course I'm joking, but it would probably work better than what we've been doing

Agree, unlike our friend above I'm realistic enough to see that the blame lies on both sides of the aisle. Let's face facts, most of our elected government is there to serve themselves. And when I speak of balancing the budget I don't have any notion of a debt ceiling, balancing the budget means that you don't spend more than you take in. Considering the way they rape those of us that actually pay taxes, that shouldn't be a challenge.