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We are not going to make the difficult choices in the next three months, i.e., the reform of the entitlement programs. If you don't raise the debt limit, the country will go into default and we won't be able to fund the entire government including DOD.

You have to be realistic. Spending has to be cut and we can start doing that immediately, but taking down the government without a plan would be disastrous. The Reps should use the debt ceiling as leverage to start a long term deficit reduction plan.

We have 54 million on SS, 60 million on Medicaid, 47 million on Medicare, and 43 million on food stamps. Do you really believe that reforming these programs will be easy or that we can have a political consensus in a divided government? The Dems control the WH and the Senate. Some very painful decisions lie ahead for this country. There is no easy way out.

We have 54 million on SS, 60 million on Medicaid, 47 million on Medicare, and 43 million on food stamps.

Too many people think that taxpayers owes them a living. Dependency is a mental illness and many of our citizens (particularly seniors) have become morally weak and decadent.

All these welfare programs should be terminated and the sooner the better.