Originally Posted by MS Fowler

Its "politics as usual".
Its also the sort of thing that gave rise to the TEA Party.
Taxed
Enough
ALREADY

We are at ( or passing) the critical point. Continued "politics as Usual" will simple send us all into another Great Depression.

A move as simple as moving away from the USD as the Reserve Currency could be the tipping point. Our creditors need to see real action, not a few billion on the edges, or it may soon be over.