So, from what I’m reading, it appears that Republicans are willing to shut down the government over the debt ceiling nonsense unless Democrats come up with massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. Obama says he is unwilling to include cuts as part of raising the ceiling, so we appear to be at a standstill. I’m sure Republicans are worried, because Obama never backs down on this kind of stuff, and he has tons of leverage on them, thanks to the Fiscal Cli…. Oh, yeah, forgot about that. Anyhow, I’m sure both sides will get cracking and this will all be solved long before the Feds have to default on their obligations in March. Because when I think if our government (especially the House of Representatives), the one word that comes to mind for me is “proactive.”

I must say, I was doing pretty well with the whole going back to work thing this morning. Right up until I walked in the front door of the building, at which point I was engulfed in a dark cloud of depression. I’ll be most happy to see this day end.