Congress looks unlikely to reach a deficit reduction deal by deadline . The U.S. government is expected to run out of money on October 1st unless it can raise the debt ceiling through an extraordinary measure known as "clean" or regular order. While we do n't have three ghosts to warn you , we do have hundreds of millions of Americans sending you a message : Stop the political posturing , make a deficit reduction deal and then work together to revive our nation 's economy . Follow NBA owners ' example and lock out members of Congress . The only way to force dramatic change is to limit congressional terms , he says . Obeidallah : Stop political posturing , make a deal and revive nation 's economy .
Congress looks unlikely to reach a deficit reduction deal by deadline . The U.S. government is expected to run out of money on October 1st unless it can raise the debt ceiling through an extraordinary measure known as "clean" or regular order. Follow NBA owners ' example and lock out members of Congress . The only way to force dramatic change is to limit congressional terms , he says . Obeidallah : Stop political posturing , make a deal and revive nation 's economy .