Looking to the past, whether it be to the Bush years, or more recently when the Democrats were in charge accomplishes nothing. Giving the GOP a pass because they've only been back in the majority for a short time is an equally unproductive exercise.

What's more important to observe is what happens in the House of Representatives when they begin to vote on spending bills in the next couple of months. Then we'll find out whether there is any difference whatsoever between the political parties.

I still maintain there is none. They all spend like drunken sailors, whether they be Democrat or Republican. I hate to say it, but those that will ultimately "solve" our spending and debt problems won't even be Americans. They'll be the countries that hold our debt, mostly the Chinese. When that happens, think what's going on in Greece and Ireland and soon Portugal and others. That's what'll happen here.