Which is why so many people have gone Independent. Republicans promise, every time, to reign in spending and reduce the size of government, and then do the opposite. Actually, the democrats say the same thing to get elected.
Everyone lies, so deciding who to vote for is like a crap shoot.
The hacks on both sides are so set in the “business as usual ways”.
They are the ones who have created this crisis (present and pasts congress’s). They are incapable of solving it. Only a new tea party minded congress can save this country. It is my belief that a default is coming. It’s just a matter of when. Within a decade, for sure.