The vision thing

 The debate was about respecting the US contractual obligations. It also marks the moment when the country understood  it will need to contract. economically   Contract like in  no more ....

Cui prodest

Nobody liked this deal. Is this a rational criteria? So everybody can revel in the opponent's discomfort.Lose-lose strategy where the driving force is the hate of the other. A meeting of minds on the periphery of rationality.

Deadline, debtline

Deadlines are good. They force you to do things. But are these accomplishments? One does so many  foolish things because of deadlines.
This guy runs and catches the bus at the stop. He yells. Done This is it. Go.
 The conductor angrily shouts back: Why do you say done, when it is not yet done. Only when I say done, it is done.
Done'