“The way I put it is that Congress has already ordered the pizza. They approved the pepperoni. They called up and had someone deliver it,” Smith said via email. “Now the pizza guy is knocking at the door, and asking to get paid. If you don’t raise the debt ceiling, it’s like saying we didn’t want that pizza in the first place. Maybe he’ll go away if we don’t answer.”

If you are a bit bewildered, confused, overwhelmed or “pissed off” about the way these clowns in DC (these self-serving political hyenas) are responding to this national crisis, this is one of the most comprehensive articles we have come across concerning the debt ceiling debate and what it means: A reading list for following the debt ceiling.