![Absurdistan, D.C. – By Gordon Adams Absurdistan, D.C. – By Gordon Adams](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cruzin-310x168.jpg)
The budget theater on Capitol Hill just gets more and more complex, intriguing, and — perhaps above all — embarrassing. First there was tragedy in August 2011, when Congress passed a budget act that created an undemocratic process, stripping policymakers of responsibility for reductions in both defense and discretionary spending.