About a month ago, I wrote a column criticizing politicians for giving the government more power over the accounting practices of private industry.
That's because when it comes to "cooking the books," as they say, our elected leaders are regular Bobby Flays.
That column triggered a pretty overwhelming response. Yes, respondents wrote, we agree. The U.S. government -- and Congress in particular -- have been manipulating the federal budget and growing the size of government for years. But what can we do about it?
