Mowing the Lawn at the Lincoln Memorial

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The reason this comes up so often is that our Government has not passed a budget for 5 years. Even during the 1st year Obama was in office when Democrats controlled both houses. We have been operating through a series of continuing resolutions.
Aside from these CR's which have been acting as a budget the issue of the debt ceiling continues. I find it irresponsible to continue to raise our borrowing powers without having an actual budget. Irresponsible by both sides.
The issue to defund Obamacare was in order to not have to raise the debt ceiling, which Republicans immediatly took off the table. The only thing they have wanted during these last few weeks was to push the individual mandate off a year. Which seems fair considering that big corporations, congressional staffers and unions already have this deal.
Sadly this could have easily been averted but it seems that this is all about power. I have heard that if there is a default then the President can actually be impeached. The Constitution actually states that the debts need to be paid.
Or at least the interest on the debt that tax revenues suggest can and will be met. Other programs will have to be cut however.