I mean it's all good and well to cast stones at others for being "unreasonable" but that charge rings a bit hollow when no spending cuts are ever made.
It's Congress' "job" to handle purse strings. It's part of our system of checks and balances to keep the Presidency from having too much power. The notion of Barack Obama that Congress should simply keep raising the debt ceiling so that he can put the agenda he wishes in place without any interference is wishful thinking at best.
The notion that House Republicans should get a second chance at defeating legislation that has already passed both houses and been signed into law is what is wishful thinking imho.
Defaulting on our financial obligations WILL result in a downgrade and even further economic chaos without question.
So an agenda is passed with "assurances" that it will cost X amount only to have that cost come in far higher than X... resulting in the need to increase the debt ceiling once more. Pardon me for pointing out the reality of the situation, Dog but this nonsense has been taking place for far too long. We the taxpayers are sold a bill of goods by our representatives on what their legislation will cost and then we're supposed to happily continue to fork over more cash or go further in debt to pay for it all?
You and I both know that the government is bloated and wasteful...yet we're not forcing them to correct that. Why? Why are we not saying ENOUGH!