Forum Post: Failure of the American Political System

The debt "super" committee has failed to come up with the 1.2 trillion in spending cuts. The 6 (R), 6 (D) panel has failed because the Republicans won't make any concessions.

They can't conceive of cutting the military (the sacred cow of the GOP). We need the military machine to control oil reserves and enforce our will on the rest of the world.

But they won't budge on taxes either. Even though the Bush tax cuts are set to expire in 2012. They wish to make them permanent. Going back to Clinton Era tax levels would raise $900 billion 2/3 of the their $1.2 trillion goal.

The Republicans control the House thats it. The Dems have the Senate and the Presidency but somehow they (the republicans) have been able to control the dialogue.

Finally the Presidents balls have dropped and he decided to promise a veto on a bill which would repeal the bill which created the automatic cuts to Defense and non-defense spending to the tune of 1.2 trillion upon the failure of the debt reduction committee.

The republicans need a course in Economics. to eliminate trillions from our budget simply by cutting programs would adversely affect our economy. With a potential European Sovereign Debt crisis looming on the horizon and the certain recession it would bring. We desperately need action in Washington. If only the republicans would serve the public good instead of their corporate masters.