i am relieved that we are not going to
default on our debt
but i'm not relieved that we will be doing this whole thing again
- in a couple of months
who elected these guys...
the senate hasn't passed a budget in 5 years
they let the government close down, and caused lots o' pain
yet, they still got paid, paid for doing squat
as far as the debt ceiling goes...
what they have done, yet again
is kick the responsibility down the road
it's kinda like starting a diet at a casino buffet
- deal with the problem later...
the debt ceiling is a fun thing
congress has devised a great new way to pay the bills
they've said
'hell yes, we can borrow more money
as much as we want, hell we print the stuff
we don't care that some other guys have said
that there's a limit on how much debt we can have
and that at some point, enough IS enough
we have to pay the interest on the interest we haven't paid
start the presses!'
but, coming together and approving this mess won't last long
the congress will be addressing these same issues again soon
these problems will spring up again early next year
but don't expect them to get an early start on the job
remember, there's their holiday break which starts soon
and ends... early next year
then we will be back at the same intersection of stubborn and stupid
the can they kicked down the road doesn't amount to a can of beans
and they didn't kick it far enough
they should have taken it outside and shoot it full of holes
what really should have happened is that they
should have just canned themselves
enjoy the holidays
