The last three weeks

For several weeks the nation was involved in a debate centered on the topic of the National Debt.  Some in the main stream media have called the end of the partial government shutdown a loss for the Republican Party, a waste time, and harmful to the nation.  If the American people have not decided to become more informed on the failings of congress and the state of the Nation’s fiscal house then I guess I can agree with their summation.  I believe, However, it is never a waste of time to bring to light the ills that need to be healed.  Our government for more than 5 years now has not passed a budget.  We have run fiscal yearly deficit of over $1 Trillion for at least that same number of years and the national debt will soon top $17 Trillion!  The problem with the last few weeks is the talk was not all about Budgets, Debt, Deficits, and Fiscal Responsibility.  Now that again is in my opinion the fault of the Media as well as the Republicans but I hold to the notion that it is never a waste of time to try and bring the debate to the people and discuss the things that need to be fixed.