Editorial: Federal government's impasse will soon be felt

For now, most Americans are going about their lives without feeling much pain from Washington’s latest showdown. But the impact of another federal budget stalemate is coming if Congress and the president don't do their jobs.

The current budget impasse has gone on for a little more than a week and has been largely inconsequential. But it has exposed the willingness of Congress and the White House to prioritize political brinksmanship over the interests of the nation.

Republicans and Democrats must push toward a compromise before real damage is done to the economy and household budgets.

Ostensibly, the hold-up to a deal is health care. Democrats want to extend Obamacare subsidies that have become way more expensive than predicted when the program was put in place. Republicans are demandin