Another way to think about it is this: In 2007, the government was 40 percent smaller than it is today. Were poor people sleeping under bridges? Were the elderly starving? Were planes grounded? Was food unsafe to eat?
No. Actually, the economy was performing better.
However, blaming the public for being gullible is a mistake. If the Republicans would just oppose Obama, instead of caving in to him, things could be turned around in a hurry. This is how the Republicans will lose the House---they'll keeping blaming Obama while Obama keeps blaming them. You know how that is going to work out. Avoiding responsibility isn't leadership, and that's what we aren't getting from either Obama or the Republicans.
The default will be the status quo.
Obama is using the Republicans as his straw man, and the Republicans are cooperating with useless, self-defeating gestures, such as the Hagel nomination. The sequester fits the pattern just as well. They'll pretend to oppose, but in the end, they'll just cave in as they always do. They need to "man up" and take responsibility and oppose Obama---even if it hurts. That's what a man does, but there aren't any of those in the leadership today.
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