The debt ceiling drama has gone on so long that the issue has reached a critical cultural benchmark: A rap video urging Washington to take action on the matter has gone viral.

Arab-American stand-up comedian Remy Munasifi put a catchy backbeat to his two-and-a-half-minute debt-ceiling theme song, name-dropping issues such as Social Security and Medicare that have kept the debate roiling. –BF

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