The absence of broad consensus is no wonder. Indeed, the last-minute agreement to raise the debt ceiling is proof that the politicians did what they were sent to Washington to do: represent their constituencies and only compromise in the interests of the country as a whole.
然而，现实是美国政客所代表的正是美国全体选民的意见，而全体选民的意见注定不会一致，这丝毫都不令人奇怪。事实上，在最后一刻就提升债务上限达成一致倒是证明，政客们完成了自己的使命：代表自己的选区，只对全美国整体利益让步。