but while gridlock might be blamed for slowing things down, it can't be blamed for faili to address serious issues. welfare reform and balanced budgets in the 1990s were the product of gridlock that slowly gave way to consensus. and today's washington is more than happy to come together when it suits its own interests. for instance, just last week, congress managed bi-partisan support for another continuing resolution, an agreement that allows the legislators to, once again, put off doing any real fiscal planning. in fact, congress hasn't managed to produce a federal budget in more than three years. washington's problem is not gridlock. it is an increasingly irresponsible government that has for far too long been let off the hook for performing the most basic responsibilities. so, whatever happens in november, this much is certain: unless taxpayers demand their president and congress act responsibly and do the work they were elected to do, so-called washington gridlock will be the least of our problems. i'm veronique de rugy. >> tom: nasa's rover curiosity has made a historic landing on the

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