As Sequester Crisis Looms, Washington Lawmakers Fight Over Nonsense

Huffington Post writes, WASHINGTON -- From time to time, our nation's lawmakers must grapple with inalterable necessities. There are deadlines, disasters, looming crises -- some of which arise from circumstances, some of which (the lion's share of this era's, in particular) are hand-made by those tasked with avoiding such catastrophes in the first place. One such necessity is the coming sequestration cuts. Birthed by a law passed by Congress and enacted with President Barack Obama's signature, the "sequester" is a bundle of deep budget cuts that everyone agrees need to be corralled and corrected. Now, let's all…

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