That to me is giving up and II refuse to accept it. Giving up on getting spending under control is giving up on the country...because it is unsustainable to continually borrow in order to meet current consumption...you can get away with it for a while, but not forever.
Its been a Loooonnng time since government spending actually went down. We have somewhere between 45 and 55% of the potential voting populace beholden in some way financially to the government. Our monetary system is based upon debt. If you can tell me how we get lowered spending and axed programs under that regimen you are a serious guru-dude...
Don't get me wrong, I follow a "Captain Kirk" philosophy (no such thing as a no win situation), but for the life of me, I don't see a way out of our current situation anytime soon unless there's some type of financial meltdown...