Of course, the debt ceiling will be raised.  The rest is pure theater.  We will see the next few weeks filled with button- popping statements,

lots of rhetoric and slurs and shouts about putting us more into debt-blah, blah, blah.  The bottom line is always the place to look.  Without raising the debt ceiling, Americans truly would experience a worse recession, millions would not be paid and the world would look at us as a scary place to invest.  There should be no discussion on this issue.

Alas, Congress members will want their 15 seconds of fame and glory and say how dire will be the situation if we don’t raise the ceiling.  Please, do not be alarmed by the rants, untruthful group emails and rumors.  Be an “informed” citizen and learn what would happen to us if it is not raised.  Let’s move on, raise the debt ceiling, …