The US&nbsp;Senate hasn't passed a budget in years. Without a budget, nobody has any idea who is spending the money or where it is going.&nbsp; It's a great idea if you're trying to keep the public in the dark about spending.&nbsp; Some on the left have been talking about reinstituting the &quot;Gephardt Rule&quot; which would automatically raise the debt ceiling when a budget is approved by the House.&nbsp; Except they're omitting one, key detail... the deliberative process that is supposed to occur between the House and the Senate to create an agreed-upon budget.&nbsp; Does anyone honestly believe the left has any interest in curbing spending?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.redstate.com/2013/01/17/how-the-budget-process-is-being-dismantled/">www.redstate.com/2013/01/17/how-the-budget-process-is-being-dismantled/</a><br />