The Debt Ceiling

 You want to raise your debt ceiling? I know just the guys...
Ok, it has to be raised by August 2nd, or else we are all fucked.  If it is not raised, the US is fucked.  Not only that; but the whole world is fucked.  The ripple effect would have such a massive effect that whole nations might fall.
Do not despair.  It will be raised. Neither party can afford to not raise it.  Thus, it will be done.
Still, that begs the damn question, how did we get here?  Why are we even discussing this so damn close to the wire (by the way, for those of you who might not know, the deadline is August 22.  That's right, next fucking Tuesday for a decision that could ruin the whole world as we know it).
I blame the Democrats.
Yes, the Democrats.  And when I say the Democrats, I don't mean every Democrat, or even every Democrat politician, I mean the Democratic leadership, and especially Obama.  In the long run, I think most people will blame the Democrats too.  Because they are stupid.  The Republicans set them up for the most obvious trap in the world, and they fell for it. 
I think Obama does whatever he thinks people want him to do. He probably couldn't order at a buffett without taking a straw poll on each item. For example, on the debt ceiling, he should have stood up to the Republicans on some of the concessions they wanted that are completely unreasonable (like raising the Medicare eligibility age.  Can you see why they did that?  Because older people are the demographic that votes most consistently, so if it gets passed under Obama, he has no chance at reelection next year, or); but because he acquiesed, even the Democrats might not give him the nomination next year. On the other hand there are some things the Republicans were asking for that were reasonable. Give in to those; but he shouldn't have been bargaining with them like he has. There should have been only one proposal. And then he should have just told the Republicans "hey, the ball is in your court."  And he should have been sending out that message loud and clear through any means available to him.  Call their bluff. That way if they actually sink the economy with their stalling, which of course they're not stupid to do that. It would be perceived as their fault, which it totally is; but because he is a weak leader, people will assign fault to him.
Still, I am confident the debt ceiling will be raised.  Hopefully we will end up with a little more fiscal responsibility from governments worldwide because of it.
Although if it doesn't get raised, get ready to go all Mad Max on the hordes.  I don't recommend leather pants though.  Unless you live pretty far up north or south.
I'm already making myself a 3- piece nunchaku, a recurve, pump action repeating crossbow, and I'd like to make myself a Kunai like Scorpion's from Mortal Kombat, and a badass tomahawk; but I'd need a metal melting furnace for those last two.