Currently there is no fiscally responsible party in U.S. politics. There’s plenty of interest in playing the game, check out this neat little press release from Nancy Pelosi just a couple of years ago hammering President Bush for his unbalanced budget.

The glimmer of hope in all of this is for this tea party movement to grow enough to create a third party (not something I expect) or to be a significant enough voice that the current players have to pay attention.

A small thought for the ADD generation…

Even if you’re getting a tax break now, or benefiting from a stimulus package, take another look at this chart.


Sound familiar?