Economic Confusion or CYA Politics

 Maybe I'm reading too much but it seems to me we have to have a degree in speed reading, a photographic memory and the ability to sort through gobledgook in order to figure out who is talking about what regarding our economy.  We've had:

• The Simpson/Bowles Commission Plan that was a great start towards balancing the ship.  This was requested and authorized by President Obama.
• The Obama Budget Proposal for 2012 which ignored his own Commissions' recommendations and kept increasing the National Debt and spending.
• The Paul Ryan Plan (along with Simpson/Bowles a good place to start real negotiations.
• The Gang of Six (not six sigma)
• The Boehner, McConnell and Reid Plans
• The Connie Mack "Reduce Spending by 1% per year Plan"
• And now the "Almost" Debt Increase Agreement yesterday that still needs to be approved.
• And several other Plans that were noteworthy.

And we thought that the Obamacare Bill was confusing.

Why can't our Leaders select one of these plans and sit down on Public TV with a professional Negotiator to negotiate item by item and get this resolved?

Would this be too mature and transparent.  Of course it would be and would not give them an opportunity to Spin for their Ideological Supporters (on both sides).