I should be President....

So I've been following the temper tantrums "discussions" within Congress regarding raising the debt ceiling and only one thing is for certain: both sides are acting like children. Surely they have to see that by shutting each other out and refusing to compromise in any way, shape, or form, they are only isolating themselves and distancing themselves that much further from reaching a deal. I've discussed negotiations and strategies in previous posts (one ranting, one recommending), and its obvious even to those who have never been exposed to the finer points of negotiations that they are doing it completely wrong. And I've reached an amicable agreement I wish they would come to (now keep in mind I'm no politician, and I very much so straddle the line)...

Raise the age for retirement benefits (which has been a long time in coming anyways...people are living to be OLD y'all)--which is a hit on the ole' mules Donkeys--AND get rid of some of the tax benefits for the super rich and multi-billion dollar corporations, especially those importing things in the country (great way to deal with outsourcing and you're leaving the middle class, even the upper middle class alone)--obviously hits the wallets and the heartstrings of the old snuffleupaguses Elephants.

As long as the Republicans are refusing any kind of package that increases taxes and as long as the Democrats are protectively shielding the entitlement programs, NOTHING.WILL.GET.DONE. I like my (imaginary) money as much as the next girl, and hope when I eventually earn some, that I will get to keep it. I hope for a day Congress will spend more responsibly and stop bailing out every damn Tom, Dick, and Harry that can't seem to manage free fucking enterprise. I also hope to one day see the Social Security that the federal government has withheld from my checks then gleefully spent on hookers and cocaine whatever the hell Congress wants to spend it on (because it certainly isn't on education, or roads, or an effective economic stimulus package).

Obama is trying...I'll give him that. But chastising Congress is not going to help (or spanking them, or giving them lollipops, but I digress).

He's extended an olive branch (with the entitlement suggestion). Democrats have tentatively put their toes in the water regarding the first deal they wanted to make. Now, Republicans, it's time to put on your big girl or boy panties, step up to the plate, and reach the only logical conclusion.

MY CONCLUSION.