It's not about the national debt

"The discussion in Washington seems to be entirely about the deficit.
"That's not the big problem in this country. The big problem is jobs and economic growth.
"And it's all this discussion about what government programs are we going to cut?
"The Republicans are completely controlling the debate. And the President isn't even saying 'What really matters is jobs and economic growth, not deciding how many FBI agents you're going to fire.'" 

--Jeffrey Toobin, CNN analyst, 6/30/11