President Obama and the Congress-- the Democratically controlled Senate and the Republican controlled House-- have adopted a strange approach to governing. Roughly eighteen months ago, they passed a law calling for indiscriminate, large budget cuts after the presidential election unless Congress enacted a more reasoned plan before then. The idea was that the cuts in the so-called sequester approach were so tough that Congress would never let them go through, thus forcing everyone to the bargaining table.
It was, and remains, a silly way to govern a great nation. More, it hasn't worked. The two parties are not noticeably closer on a budget, and now there looks to be a reasonable chance that the cuts designed to scare everybody into cooperating may in fact become law, at least temporarily.
The American people deserve better, but we must elect better. I'm 58, so, according to the politicians running things in Washington, my benefits should be safe. The performance of those politicians, however, does not inspire confidence.
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