Now that the House has finally passed a Debt Ceiling increase the Senate, in a display of clear-headed thoughtfulness, voted it down without a reading. The sallow-faced worm Reid then demanded that the House Republicans stop being obstructionist and make a compromise with with the Senate.
His only offer was his plan, the one that cuts far-future costs by not paying for things that we aren't doing now, and probably won't do in the future. These magical "cuts in spending" have been shot to pieces by the CBO and Reid's bill actually increases spending and widens the deficit. To Reid this is compromise. A careful and reasoned finding of middle ground in an effort to save the country from the "Armageddon" of default.
This reminds me of the Bay of Pigs crisis, both sides are playing at brinkmanship, each daring the other to "knock the chip off my shoulder". These pampered idiots are pretending to be bad-ass gunfighters in some Wild West shootout movie, each resting his hand on his revolver while squinting down the sun-blasted street at his opponent. Too bad it will be the credit-rating of the US and the interest rate on T-Bills that will die instead of these morons, and thus we the tax-paupers will suffer further.
Oh, for the days when these two would have had to square off with dueling pistols. It might not lead to better government, but at least we wouldn't be lead by pasty-faced wussies and it would be a damned sight more entertaining.
In the mean time the Resident (still without a shred of a plan) stands on the sidelines cheering them on. He is no doubt thrilled that the spotlight is focused on the one thing in D.C. that is less popular than he is. This is probably the biggest display of absentee place-holdership in all of history. "The smartest man in the room" (which is true only when he is dining with his immediate family, the dog stays outside right?) has no ideas, no framework for discussion, NO PLAN AT ALL.
I am afraid that this will not end well.
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