Gordon Forgey - Careless People

Ben Stein, financial commentator, actor and comedian, well known for his role as the teacher in “Feris Bueller’s Day Off,” described the players in the debt ceiling crisis as “careless” people.

They agilely ran up the national debt and then threatened not to honor it. They selfishly jeopardized, for political gain and ideology, the very security of the nation.

Then, at the last minute, they approved to hike the debt ceiling only to move the budget debate to a different, delayed venue.

The debt ceiling crisis was of the politicians own making. In many regards, it was a fabricated crisis. The de...