"It makes no sense to me why if you and I have to balance our own budgets at home why government isn't forced to do the same..."
This little nugget - bandied about endlessly by Rand Paul and numerous other Tea Partiers and Republicans has become nearly a brand for the new wave of legislators heading to Washington in 60 days.
While it makes for a good sound byte and campaign slogan, it is so easily refutable, and downright laughable, when framed in reality -- even for the most non-thinking American among us...