I am revolted by the spectacle of a debt-ceiling kabuki theater and the budget, broken by war and tax breaks for millionaires and huge corporations paying zero in taxes, being supposedly balanced by gutting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, the last of which adds zero to the national debt.

Another example of Obama's hopelessly weak leadership in permitting this debacle to take up an entire month of legislative time, and never pointing out that what it really boils down to is a referendum on how this country should organize its economy.

It's plain now that both parties care only about the wealthy elite and not the American people, who need a JOBS PROGRAM not debt ceiling shenanigans used as an excuse to gut the remains of the social safety net.

Cutting spending now and not attending to revenue and jobs will lead to another great depression.

Sickening.

Unfortunately for the American people (whoever we are), it's politics as usual in Washington. Politicians practicing Rule #1 - keeping themselves in office. My one wish is that We the People would wise up and vote all these jokers out of office and elect some real, working "statesmen/stateswomen" who understand the problems facing our country today; who see the needs of the people in correct relation to our ability/responsibility to meet those needs; who understand that "passing the buck" and saddling our future with unmanageable debt is criminal (or should be). If these pols aren't ready to make the hard choices, then lets throw them out and find some real people who can.

The deal is something the Right sees as merely another opportunity to run interference for the rich and corporations and to deny working Americans their rights. Sad outcome.