Compromise, Thy Name is Washington

Tis' the season to compromise. Who among us thought that the deadline for increasing the dreaded debt limit would pass without action: Ha! The game of "Chicken" is alive and well in Washington. Now, I am about to write a line that may get me sent to Levenworth prison as a traitor to our wonderful Country. Here it is-Considering the way our government spends money, would any of you prudent readers lend money at the "Best" rate to the USA? Why do we think we are worthy of such a rating? I trust Moody's and the other international Bond Rating companies more than I do those boys in D.C. We're no Greece, but are we, or are we not, borrowing to pay interest on earlier loans? If you do that with checking accounts, we used to call that "kiting". Where do we get off spending as if there's no tomorrow. There is a future and it looks bleak if we don't start say, "ENOUGH!"