Government Hypocricy (or, duh)

President Bush is going to sign a bill that makes filing for bankruptcy more difficult. In the simplest of terms, stopping people from running up huge credit card bills and loans with no prospect of paying them back seems like a good idea.

Except what about people who have medical emergencies? Or other dire situations? There is no accounting for circumstances; everyone is lumped together.

And now our government officials are fighting people who irresponsibly (or not) run up high bills with no way to pay it back. The same people who "balance" the budget every year. No more spending what you don't have, huh?

I don't suppose these new standards apply to the national debt?