Politicians Being Craven

Why will only a handful of Washington politicians speak truthfully of the dire fiscal mess that our nation is in and the simple "spend less" prescription to solve these woes? Why does it take Base Closing Commissions to force the hand of our representatives who are in this regard cowards in areas where a US military installation has clearly outlived its usefulness? Where are the leaders with the courage to say stop feeding the pigs at the public trough with fiat money?