One can only hope that come election time we all remember that our elected officials thought far more about feathering their nest than they did the well being of our nation. I suspect since this dismal compromise passed there will be a wealth of broken arms from all the politicians patting them selves on the back for either their support or their rejection of the compromise. There will also be a great deal of criticism of the President who can only veto, not initiate bills. Somehow the demagogues will see Satan incarnate and blame the President for whatever occurs. We live in a wonderful nation with a population that is renown throughout the world for digging deep in their personal pockets to aid any and all victims of a plethora of disasters. Where we as a nation fail, is to hold accountable the scoundrels in government who disdain the common man and revel in their special governmental privileges. These elected officials and t...