Fail

Well, in typical Washington form, we are waiting till the last minute to get this debt problem figured out .

President Obama went on national television last night in an attempt to explain why a deal has not been brokered between Republicans and Democrats on capital hill. He hoped to bring much needed explaining and insight to the American people on the current issue that is our nations finances.

Apparently, Speaker of the House, John A. Boehner, wasn't able to compromised with the President in private negotiations at the White House. As soon as the press got wind of their meeting, Boehner bailed on any progress they had made. I see a trend here.

I do not question Speaker Boehners patriotism or devotion to this country with this post, I only question his courage and ability to make the tough decisions. You cannot bail on making ANY decision when it may make your next campaign difficult. We, the people, elect these officials in the confidence that they WILL make the tough decision when they are needed, no matter WHAT it may do to their chances of being reelected.

It is common knowledge that the general public can be typically uninformed on the accurate details of current affairs. The main stream media has the ability to use decisions such as a possible Speaker Boehner agreement to a somewhat modest collaboration with liberals as treason to the GOP, but he needs to realize that this issue is bigger then his possible triffles in future campaigns.

The possible default of the United States Government is THE biggest issue on the national stage. No one knows for sure what a default for the US government could cause, but one thing is for sure; whether it be Treasury secretary Geithner, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, or William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the problem, it not dealt with, could leave the economy in shambles for years to come. I know in my earlier post I had mocked an artical in the Economist on how a defaulting US government may not be as bad as many analysts think, but I have given it some thought and come to a realization. Why should we have to take that risk in the first place?

Get your shit together Republicans. Stop acting like mule's and be open to suggestions. Something is better then nothing. We put y'all in office because we thought you could figure things like this out. Maybe its time for a fresh set of representative......

Lets see what Obama's 11am meeting today yields.


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