Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“It’s like a fight between siblings: ‘It’s his fault!’ ‘No, it’s her fault!’ But it is Congress and its two political parties squabbling, and it’s the American voter playing the part of parent. Whose fault is it? Both make plausible cases, sort of, but neither sounds believable. Why can’t these two get along? And where’s my coffee? Where’s my gin? The subject is the budget. Not the actual voted-on budget, which though prescribed by the U.S. Constitution hasn’t been seen in quite a while. Congress offers up these makeshifts instead.” (10/02/25)