Once-In-a-Lifetime Opportunity for the GOP to Tame Budget

Members of Congress hate budget drama. But there is budget drama coming. Representatives and senators of both parties generally dislike voting on budget resolutions, because doing so is an all-pain, no-gain exercise. That is one of the reasons why, for example, the Democrats in 2010 did not pass a budget in spite of their controlling the House, the Senate, and the presidency. Budget resolutions are like little fiscal Paris Agreements: non-binding statements of policy goals ...