The national debt has increased another trillion dollars since the Republicans took firm control of the House of Representatives. The House controls the country's pursestrings. They don't need the Senate or the President to begin to cut spending. Both the House and Senate are needed to approve or disapprove of government programs and the President has to sign the bills they pass. But the House controls the pursestrings to pay for them. And the Republicans aren't doing any better than the Democrats did when they had control for several years.

If you want to blame someone for the increases in the national debt in the last year or so...blame the Republican-controlled House of Representatives! Blame John Boehner. Blame Eric Cantor. Blame the Tea Party caucus. They're the ones responsible for continuing the spending for more than a year after they took control. Just as the Democrats should should be blamed for prior years. I know there are many that take great joy in blaming President Obama for the skyrocketing national debt. But he doesn't own the national checkbook. The House does. And the House is controlled by the party who many say is the answer to our spending problem. Hooey!

Does this come as a surprise? I know it doesn't to me. I never thought for an instant that a change in political control of the House would make a whit of difference. I know I said so here on this forum several times.

It's the same old story. If we believe what politicians running for office say or promise, we're as dumb as they know we are. If you think voting for a party or a candidate who promises fiscal reform if he's re-elected will actually work, you'll again prove them right.