To Pay-Go, or Not to Pay-Go...

A few weeks ago I spent a good part of my day watching the Pay-go debates. I was blown away by the rhetoric from both sides, though I was impressed with Rep. Paul Ryan, who seems serious about solving our economic problems.

As the Democrats talked extensively on the financial irresponsibility of the Republican Party, they talked about how all of this was just a gimmick. It increased spending and acceptable debt dramatically each year. It also has a record of not working, since the House adopted this rule the day Pelosi was made Speaker of the House. Anyone have an idea of how much debt we've accumulated since that day? Just wondering...

Anyways, it turns out that Sen. Bunning wants to hold them accountable to this law, and that he believes it's a good time because the extension of unemployment is something that both sides agree on. What they can't seem to agree on, is where the money should come from. Should it come out of thin air? Or should we stick with the law that President Obama signed just weeks ago. Sen. Bunning has proposed we use part of the unspent stimulus money. And yet the Democrats still stick to sensationalism. We need this money, this is for the people, it's not time to play political games.

I wish that people would take the time to watch the debates on C-Span, to see their Representatives and Senators spew so much rhetoric during the debates, just to show what they really believe in a few weeks later. It doesn't take long, especially when it comes to spending. The idea of controlling spending in Washington today is quite similar to asking a heroin addict to control his usage.

We've got a problem, and we need to fix it. That's right Washington, it's not time for political games.