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I'm glad we're getting to these really crucial issues before we careen off the economy-tanking fiscal cliff in a few weeks.

And they spent time removing "lunatic" from federal verbiage last week.

[Flick Lives]

I'm glad we're getting to these really crucial issues before we careen off the economy-tanking fiscal cliff in a few weeks.

This is equivalent to being on the Titanic five minutes before striking the iceberg and worrying about whether to place the oyster forks 1/2" or 3/8" from the fish forks when setting up the dinning room for supper.