Elizabeth Colbert-Busch on Government Reform

If Congress were a business, our leaders would be fired

Now, faced with a debt of more than $16 trillion, and rising costs in essential health care programs, the President and Congress operate in a constant state of crisis and bickering in Washington. If Congress were a business, our leaders would be fired.

Washington has tried a Super Committee, near-government shutdowns, threats and counter threats, cutting taxes and raising taxes, and foolish, across-the-board spending cuts.

At a time when we need economic growth, priority investments and fiscal solvency, there is no serious effort to put the nation back on the right track. We continue to borrow from China and other nations, and the unpaid bills we will pass on to our children and grandchildren keep growing and growing.