[xzins]

The author is nuts. Cause #1 for the fiscal cliff is the legally responsible party.

That would be Congress.

Starting with the loss of Congress in Bush's presidency until now Congress has spent like a payday soldier at Octoberfest.

It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.
It's the spending, stupid.

[SierraWasp]

I wish it were possible to find that profound cartoon from 1978 that showed Jimmy Carter yanking on the tiller of our ship of state that was headed right for the rocks in a monsterous wind storm under full sail. Some guy was yellin at him from the shore "FURL THE SAIL... FURL THE SAIL... FURL THE SAIL!!!"

The sails had "SPENDING" writ large upon each one of them.