When Will They Grow Up????

After reading the news this morning on Huffington Post, I wonder when the politicians will come to their senses and act like adults.  Now the Republicans in the House are letting the Tea Party reps take over the debt ceiling negotiations.  This is surely going backwards.  Their proposals are even more extreme than those of John Boehner and Eric Cantor.
I think we should just have an up or down vote on raising the debt ceiling and forget about extreme cuts to valuable programs.  If they want to cut then cut the earmarks which still exist and Mitch McConnell is one of the worst offenders.
Both parties in Washington are acting in their own best interest and not thinking about the people who will get hurt by the cuts being proposed.  When will they realize that getting out of Afghanistan and Iraq will save billions of dollars?  But no, they will allow people to be thrown out on the streets and out of their homes before they will cut the war machine.  They will take away food from children and mothers and close planned parenthood centers before they will raise taxes on the richest 2% of Americans.
I haven't heard of them cutting their salaries or benefits and closing their gym and giving up their classy dining hall.  Let them suffer along with the rest of us.  This situation is totally disgusting and appalling.  Let's raise our voices and make them be heard.  Call the White House and your senators and representatives today and tell them enough is enough!