a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:847:"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 />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"2982";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:2:"21";s:8:"filename";s:14:"Harry_Reid.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:41:"sites/default/files/images/Harry_Reid.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"20632";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1358514349";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}