Shutdown theatrics just distract us from the REAL problem: obscene national debt

As Washington stumbles through yet another government shutdown, we’re hearing the usual chorus of panic: Headlines warn of catastrophe and politicians point fingers.

But in reality, shutdowns are just noisy political theater.

They rarely cut government spending, they don’t rein in the debt, and they don’t force lawmakers to make the tough choices our nation desperately needs.

All they accomplish is distraction — masking the far greater debt crisis Congress is refusing to address...