The frustration of the Economist over the behavior of congressional Republicans is palpable—but the magazine’s explanation of what needs to be done is as clear as I’ve seen.

In order to promote and sustain growth, Washington has only to do this:

Don’t cause a major crisis.
Do spend more and tax less for the next year or so.
Do spend less and tax more after that.

Unfortunately, none of this is happening. I truly hope that voters don’t respond with “a pox on all their houses” attitude. The people who are promoting this crisis are Republican members of the House, many elected by Tea Party idiots People, who signed an asinine pledge never to raise taxes under any circumstances and don’t understand economics well enough to know how much millions of ordinary people will be hurt by a debt default. Their ignorance comes at our expense, and in November 2012, they should be held accountable.