The Democrats controlled the presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives for two years and yet were unable to come up with a budget for the country.

Still, you claim the GOP is "playing chicken" over raising the debt ceiling ("GOP plays chicken," June 5)?

At least Republicans are facing the terrible situation we are in. That non-taxpaying Democrat, Timothy Geithner, has cried "wolf" on at least four occasions so far. Now he is trying "the sky is falling."

So, of course, it must be George Bush's fault that we don't have a budget.

Al Welch