NYT Tells Readers That Some Basic Decisions on the Budget NEED to Be Made, In News Section

Does God speak directly to the NYT? If not, how can it justify telling readers in a news article:

"But some basic decisions need to be made, starting with whether to try again for a broader deal to tackle deficit spending long term with significant changes to entitlement programs and more tax revenue."

Those of us who just look at the data and official projections would never know such things. The deficit is currently at relatively modest levels compared to the size of the economy and is proj...