Today, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza explained public opinion on the debt ceiling using The Big Lebowski.

Take this in for a second.

Congress:

The Big Lebowski:

Congress:

The Big Lebowski:

What they said:

The answer lies with Bunny Lebowski, a character from the genius Coen brothers film “The Big Lebowski.” Speaking of a man named Uli swimming in a pool, Bunny says: “Uli doesn’t care about anything. He’s a nihilist.” The reality — at least from the Post-ABC poll — is that there is a nihilistic streak running through a portion of the American populace.