That’s not nearly enough and everyone knows it. This would be like telling your wife you’re going to fix your family’s financial woes by freezing your spending on toothpicks.

However, this proposed spending freeze, while woefully inadequate, is an important first step. Followed by an 86% freeze on spending, we’d be heading the right direction.

Why can’t Congress support this? It’s good for the jackass and the GOP. For the jackass they get to support their guy for something that isn’t doling out our cash (thus helping in November). The GOP gets to make the best of a bad situation, and getting us unburied is really all the country cares about.

Of course, the reason is obvious. We hire politicians based on how much of the Federal pork barrel they bring home. Build your town a new prison/courthouse/post office/whatever and you’ve got yourself a second term. This has to end.

When we stop voting for people to bring us ‘our fair share’ of the Fed’s grab bag, and start voting for people that care if this country can survive another ten years, we will be in excellent shape. Primary season is upon us, get out there and vote!