Rossini, the Lone Ranger, and dating oneself

I was listening to Public Radio when a familiar theme came on - "out of yesteryear", "thundering hooves", and "from WXYZ, Detroit".  It was the "William Tell Overture" performed last week as part of the Minnesota Symphony's Sommerfest.  I didn't hear any shouts of "Hi Ho, Silver" at the end, but the announcer, Allison Young, remarked some in the audience had shouted that.  She also mentioned the familiar TV show.  Wait a minute, young lady, it was a radio show!

The Republicans as "The Lone Ranger"

Not only do the Republicans think that they are on the just side, but they think they can shoot faster and straighter than their opposition and that they have silver bullets that will cure all problems.

Instead of compromise, they keep shooting more silver bullets, the latest being a balanced budget amendment.  Do they think that each and every administration and each and every Congress will hold to it without coming up with some gimmicks to get around a balanced budget amendment?  All one has to do is to treat an operating expense as a capital expense and borrow for it.