The Villages Kahuna is right on the mark. Politicians in this congress are aggressively pursuing their sole goal, get re-elected at all costs. How else can congress suggest a solution of stop spending when every economist in the country agrees we have to spend, at least on the short term, then address a longer term reduction in overall spending. Of course, the markets clearly responded to congresses "compromise" (code for this will clearly screw everyone - but offers every politician plausible deniability). I for one will employ the "anti-incumbant" point of view in future elections. It may not be better but a message needs to be sent to Washington that says, be a responsible representative who can take a position intellectually honest to the promises made in their campaign for office. Joining and following dogmatic caucuses that only reflect retarded collective intelligence must cease. Let's ask our representatives the think for themselves and be personally accountable for their decisions.