FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Democratic and Republican lawmakers returned to work today and they've got a big deadline looming. [cnn-photo-caption image=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/02/28/art.budget.jpg caption="President Obama unveiled his 2012 budget earlier this month."] If Congress doesn't reach an agreement on spending cuts by Friday, the government will face a shutdown for the first time in 15 years. The … Continue reading Will the federal government ever agree to meaningful spending cuts?