Running on Fumes

Picture this:
A pristine 1979 Pontiac Trans Am (Smokey and the Bandit edition) racing down the financial highways. At 100 mph through the twisting and tight turns. Through mountaintops (good times) valleys and deep ravines (struggles). Imagine the Trans Am speeding through a valley and takes a wrong turn down a treacherous ravine. Then all of a sudden the gas meter hits E but there is no gas station for 30 miles ahead. There was a small refiling station about 2 miles back. The driver in the cockiness of his driving abilities, makes the rash decision of just waiting until the next station comes along. Now imagine this vehicle is the United States of America being driven by congress making irrational decisions. While we (America) are just putt putting along. Better yet thats how the GOP wants to do things (let's just wait and it will fix itself).