But I will agree that going after the cause and not the symptom is the right approach. I just think that allowing deficit spending IS the cause. You think deficit spending is unavoidable and that it should be facilitated by Republicans by raising the debt ceiling. I say go after the cause and shut the government down until the Democrats get very serious about a debt reduction plan.
You got it totally wrong. I believe that we need to balance our budget and stop deficit spending. But you cannot do that overnight. There has to be a long term plan and an organizede appraoch. What you want to do is childish and counterproductive. Shutting down the government will put pressure on the Reps, not the Dems.