Washington, July 8 -- The ceremonial flyover of a B-2 bomber during the signing of a budget bill might once have seemed excessive, but in today's climate of political theatrics and congressional gridlock, it appears fitting, reported The Hill.

After months of debate, Congress has passed a sprawling tax and spending package, widely unloved but perhaps effective by design. Described as a "pseudo-budget," it reflects the evolving use of reconciliation--originally intended to empower Congress--as a tool that has increasingly served presidential agendas instead.

According to The Hill, the practice of reconciliation, first formalized in the 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act, was born out of efforts to restrain executive po...