Americans need to have an serious conversation about the federal budget deficit, says Rep. Mike Simpson, without resorting to "politically divisive and patently false claims." But in defending a deficit-cutting blueprint crafted by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and passed by a GOP House, the Republican Simpson called President Obama's budget "half-hearted" and "un-detailed." Said Simpson, in a guest opinion issued today, "(Obama) also completely reversed his previous commitment to finding bipartisan consensus, calling Mr. Ryan’s plan un-American and dishonest, and, incredibly, claiming that Republicans are committed not to deficit reduction but to pitting 'children with autism or Down syndrome' against 'every millionaire and billionaire in our society'"/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Are you satisifed with the federal budget agreement approved last week?