[LostInBayport]

Is it possible to be less fiscally responsible than our last Congress, which decided not to have pay-go BTW?

No. The probable reason Paul Ryno didn't have pay-go was so that his House could spend freely without raising taxes. And it did. Both parties have the same sickness (OPM addiction) and manifest different symptoms. One wants to spend wildly by raising taxes (D), the other wants to spend wildly without raising taxes (R). We are screwed either way.

[goldstategop]

We’ll have two years of gridlock. Nothing will get done.

I’m happy with it. It could have been a lot worse.

Obama had to deal the last six years of his presidency with a GOP House.

Now the situation is reversed.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Yup. The problem is, we have a choice between tax-and-spend Democrats or borrow-and-spend Republicans.

[semimojo]

Both parties have the same sickness (OPM addiction) and manifest different symptoms. One wants to spend wildly by raising taxes (D), the other wants to spend wildly without raising taxes (R). We are screwed either way.

It isn't the parties, it's the people - the parties are just the reflection.

We've met the enemy and it is us...

[StAnDeliver]

"Paul Ryno didn't have pay-go was so that his House could spend freely without raising taxes."

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"Ryan, you want to be VP?" "Eh."

"Ryan, you want to be Speaker?" "Eh."

"Ryan, you want to go the gym?" "OH YEAH!!!"