The House has been frittering away precious time on ideological games, forcing Congress to miss its Friday deadline for an agreement on raising the debt ceiling. Fortunately, there are signs of adulthood in Washington’s sandbox, and it remains possible that a deal could be reached to prevent the loss of America’s credit standing. The Friday target was originally imposed by the White House to allow time to pass a bill before default begins just 11 days later on Aug. 2. With e...