It’s just more Washington theater from the Bowles-Simpson deficit cutting commission. Another show with an impressive cast designed to give the appearance of being serious. This kind of theater, unfortunately, not only accomplishes little or nothing, but it makes things worse. Under the guise of doing something, it obfuscates our real problems.

Our federal budget did not explode over a few short years to sucking up a quarter of our economy because we didn’t have politicos with green eyeshades looking at it.