Please, please, let there be a deal on the federal budget before Friday’s midnight deadline.
Reports out of Washington are that the Republicans, Democrats and Trump (who looks like a Republican but doesn’t always act like one) are close on a $1.3 trillion budget that emphasizes domestic spending — including at least part of the cost of a new rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey.
But that’s not why I want a budget signed. I think I speak for lots of people when I say: I’m tired of hearing about this.
Besides, the US government went an extra $1 trillion into debt between September and last week — so who is Washington kidding when our elected officials pretend to be carefully coming up with a budget?
Spend away!