[Rocky]

Various people here have said that GOP needs time to cut the budget. From what they’ve been saying and doing, I don’t think time is the issue. They don’t get it. They won’t really try. I don’t see a happy ending here.

You are absolutely right. There are plenty of faithful Republicans on this site who will defend what Republican leadership is doind in D.C. There is no sense of urgency among them. They are so proud of cutting $60 billion dollars, while the deficit is $1.6 trillion for the year.

Perhaps the majority of Americans won't be happy with drastic budget cuts. And perhaps the cuts wouldn't get past the Senate, or past Obama's veto. But if you don't try, you won't have any excuse when the whole house of cards collapses. And the collapse is imminent. The only ones who will be able to hold their head up high will be those who called for drastic cuts, no matter how unpopular those cuts were.

[mc5cents]

They are so proud of cutting $60 billion dollars, while the deficit is $1.6 trillion for the year.

Perhaps a little perspective is needed:

A million seconds is 12 days.
A billion seconds is 31 years.
A trillion seconds is 31,688 years.

So GOP, tell me again what BIG deal 60 Billion is.