[TurboZamboni]

I think now we're just arguing about how fast we go off the cliff- at 50 MPH or 150 MPH.

It would seem our national debt is insurmountable.

[Starboard]

It would seem our national debt is insurmountable.

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Yes, its a ticking time bomb. Its both unpayable and unsustainable. I believe it was Admiral Mike Mullen who correctly said it was the number one problem. It is going to consume us.

[Resettozero]

I think now we're just arguing about how fast we go off the cliff- at 50 MPH or 150 MPH.

Realism is overriding optimism in this matter. Pedal is to the metal. But, some of us have high hopes anyway. Although this mighty-fine situation we've gotten ourselves into is a tad heavier to move than any rubber-tree plant.