So the news today is that the House Republicans' insistence that long-term and serious entitlement reform be attached to any agreement to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling is off the table.
They pulled this from their negotiating stance because to paraphrase one member, the Democrats just won't give in on this.
Read about it HERE
I think this resolve to hold true to principle lasted about 2 seconds. Now the GOP negotiating stance is to cut mandatory spending by $700 billion over 10 years. Even if the number stayed that high (and it won't), it doesn't even cut the deficit amount each year by half (not even addressing the debt itself).
Meanwhile various economic indicators continue to look less than promising. Don't get excited about a recovery. Reality cannot be veiled for very long when we are doing what we are doing. The GOP does little to inspire hope, and of course the Democrats aren't even pretending.
Can right-thinking people get together and make a difference?
