Boehner offers GOP two "cliff" choices

I like the sense of your comment, but you're slightly off course. The issue is not whether elected officials behave like ladies and gentlemen. The issue is whether the electees of both parties have read and understand the US Constitution. the drafters of this marvelous document wanted to make sure that all legislation was negotiated among the two chambers and the president - that one part of the triangle could not do anything unilaterally.

Well, anyone who knows anything about negotiation is aware that negotiation requires compromise. Tea Party members and their acolytes don't know that fundamental fact and think that compromise is a dirty word.

The second problem is that America is supposed to be a "Republic", and most elected officials do not know what that means. In summary, it is a form of government modeled after ancient Rome, where the elected officials are supposed to act for the good of the country, not for their own good or for the good of the voters that elected them. If you don't think we're supposed to be a Republic, think back to the Pledge of Allegiance, where you say, "I pledge allegiance to the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands". Today, the overriding concern of electees is getting re-elected, so they pander to the people who voted for or paid for them to be in office.

Source: http://www.news.theusalinks.com/2013/01/01/boehner-offers-gop-two-cliff-choices/