Debt Ceiling Dance off

I don't know if any of you folks out there watch Mad Men, but if you don't, you should. Anyhow, it had this amazing footage from the 1964 elections Goldwater v. Johnson. The footage revealed two parties with differing views about deficit spending and the size of the government. It was refreshing to see how much things have changed since...wait, nothing changed. That means the only thing you can do is have a dance off.

Listen, lil s has learned to dance. Unfortunately I have a however that I just want to get out there ahead of time instead of awkwardly pretending like it isn't there. Lil s can't quite stand up yet on her own. She needs an object to help hold her up. Fine. Move along, nothing to see here. But, she only dances with her lower body. And, the toy being at waist level and such, I'm only saying this so when we post the videos everyone else isn't thinking it but being too polite, it appears that she's engaging in uhhmmmm relations with the thing. Anyhow, it's both funny and kind of sad because she's just trying to dance, and she can't throw her arms in the air because she'd lose her balance, and she can't really cut loose because she needs to be holding on to something or she'll fall. So it's out there. We're posting videos. Deal with it.

The point is, as I was reading the article in The Atlantic about perhaps raising the debt ceiling, hint: it's everyone's fault, but mostly the Communists, I decided to do the only thing you can do when things seem hopeless. I played some modern disco music. And, s actually managed to briefly lift her hands to enjoy the dance, although she almost fell over in the process, and I had to steady her. But, the point is, one day my child will dance w/o looking like she's getting too cozy with her toys, and one day this fine nation will pay its bills. Or not.