Erskine Bowles: “The longer that we kick the can down the road, the worse the situation is going to get.”

As a matter of good social policy, these programs deserve to be reformed.

Our problem is spending, and it is all spending, so each side of the aisle needs to understand that some of the things they love dearly are subject to some cuts.

What most folks saw was Washington at its worst: too much politics and very little in the way of responsible decision making.

[W]e must invest in education, infrastructure, and high-value research and development to help our economy grow, keep us globally competitive, and make it easier for businesses to create jobs.