Pathetic

The latest government shutdown. It’s like clockwork anymore.

It’s all about leverage, a tool, a way to make a statement, a protest. Hostage taking. Yes, we are apparently trillions of dollars in debt, but needs don’t suddenly disappear. Balancing this budget would take a Herculean amount of compromise and open-mindedness, never mind belt tightening. Is it mostly futility anymore?

How do we balance a budget that has rubber stamping and borrowing built in, and now a recalcitrance unmatched in the history of the country?

Who would be minding the store? Who could possibly keep an eye on it all, and shielded from those who can’t keep themselves from helping themselves? Right now, it’s a bunch of kids in a candy store, with a gutless bully at the helm.