THEY NEED MORE TIME, CAPTAIN: Members of Congress, that is, who are responsible for deciding how to spend trillions of tax dollars without having to plunge the nation so deep into debt that the country goes down the drain.

One suggestion from a guy who knows a thing or three about how Washington is supposed to function, as well as the realities behind Leviathan’s deep dysfunctions, is to stretch the budget cycle from one to two years.