"The sad thing about the United States is that we get the government we deserve. And then, via deficit spending, we make our kids and grandkids pay for it," – Nick Gillespie on the super-committee's collapse. Yes, the sequestration cuts are nowhere near what's needed. And the fact that even they might not survive, given the GOP's dedication to a Cold War Offense budget rather than a post-Cold War Defense budget, is telling.