If anyone expects Congress to set forth its priorities in an honest-to-goodness budget, think again. “With a new fiscal year looming, Congress is poised to once again ignore one of its most essential responsibilities – passing its annual spending bills,” reports the Washington Examiner. “And in doing do, many say lawmakers are missing an opportunity to trim pork, waste and duplicative services from the budget.” The reason is simple: The election is looming. But it’s also more than that. Democrats substantially raised the baseline for federal spending with the so-called stimulus of 2009, meaning returning to any modicum of fiscal responsibility can be demo-gogued as a draconian cut that will leave women and children starving. And interestingly enough, the Examiner notes, “The last time Congress passed all 12 appropriations bills was for the 2006 fiscal year.” That would be the last time Republicans controlled Congress. It would seem Democrats are dead set on avoiding responsibility. More…