We can all play politics and blame "those other guys" for the issue.  Goodness knows, we've been doing that for decades......hasn't worked out real well, has it. 

How about, instead, working together in a non-partisan fashion to actually address the issue in a constructive fashion.  We need to look at both sides of the equation......revenue and expenditures.  Should we increase revenues....that generally means "should we increases taxes?"  If so how?  Then on the "flip-side" , Should we decrease expenditures?  If so how?  A few friends on the site will chide me for stating the obvious.....they're right, it is obvious.  Since it's so damn obvious, how about doing it.  It won't be easy......on both sides, revenue and expense, any actions large enough to make a difference will "gore someone's ox" and every special interest group will be there working to see it's not their ox.  Dust will fly and, when it settles, we see that can.........kicked further down the road.  Gary Crum