{"id":700,"date":"2012-12-29T22:32:48","date_gmt":"2012-12-30T03:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=700"},"modified":"2012-12-29T22:32:48","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T03:32:48","slug":"two-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=700","title":{"rendered":"Two to Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just finished watching an episode of \"\"<\/a>“The West Wing” from 2003 called “Shutdown”. Guess what it was about? A Republican Speaker of the House holding the country hostage for a 3% budget cut when they’d previously agreed to a 1% cut. Sound familiar? Yep, just like the President said yesterday, It’s Deja Vu all Over Again. Some things just never change.<\/p>\n

The notion that we can cut spending at a time when the economy is shaky at best is stupid. Most of \"\"<\/a>Europe is a perfect example of what happens when you put penury on a higher plane than common sense. They continue to be mired in recession, with budget cuts chasing revenue declines all the way to the abyss.<\/p>\n

And why do we engage in this kind of outrageous behavior? Because we don’t have seriously big problems to solve, and therefore feel entitled to engage in fear-driven behaviors. There’s no reason to rise above the need for personal job security on the part of Republicans, because the precedent was set back in ’95. It’s a little like losing your virginity – shutting down the government. Once you’ve done it, it’s easy to do it again and again.<\/p>\n

So with two days left before the cliff, once again I express disdain for and disappointment in the individuals elected to serve the people of this country. Shame on all of you – or as Toby said in that episode above, “It’s a Pox on Both our Houses”. It surely is.<\/p>\n

On the 10th Day of Christmas,
\nMy True Love Gave to Me
\nTen Lords a Leaping…<\/p>\n

Ten Lords a Leaping<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, on this Saturday night, despite exhorting statements from the President, Minority and Majority Leaders, no updates means no progress. But hey, it’s not December 31st at midnight – plenty of time to wait for the lords of the dance!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Bah Humbug!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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