Short term vs medium term cuts

But Obama said he wouldn’t do the debt-limit increase incrementally and that he would veto a short-term bill.Politico

Boiling it down, our Senate is too dysfunctional to budget short term. In that case, a default is in order.
Gallup Poll:

A follow-up question finds Americans more sympathetic to the Republicans' argument than Obama's. Specifically, when asked to say which is their greater concern, 51% say raising the debt ceiling without plans for major future spending cuts concerns them more, while 32% are more concerned with the risk of a major economic crisis if Congress does not take action. WSJ

We have two factions angling to get their goodies. But the public is on to the scam.