OBAMA BLAMES EVERYONE

Obama made the following statement today after meeting with leaders in congress. The White House said, "Congress should refrain from playing reckless political games with our economy. Instead, it should be responsible and do its job, avoiding default and cutting the deficit." The statement renewed Obama's insistence that any agreement should tide the government over until after the 2012 elections, to avoid a rerun of the debt dispute in the heat of the campaign.

He wants to postpone any solution until after the election so that he will not have to answer to the American people. He is still playing political games and blaming everyone but himself. If he is serious about cutting spending, he can cooperate with the congressional leaders. The problem is that he is not serious. He is only looking for the political advantage.

It is absurd to think that the government can not work within a budget with less spending. In Obama’s time in office he has run up our debt more than any previous administration. No one in Congress seems to have the guts to tell the American people that we must cut some programs in order to correct the reckless spending binge we have had with Obama.

I hope that the members of congress will not fall for his threats of no pay for the Military or Social Security payments. Here again is a list of possible cuts that can be made:

· Eliminate the Department of Energy.

· Eliminate the Department of Education. (This should be done at the State Level.)

· Cut Government employees back to a 4 day work week with commensurate cuts in pay until we are over this crisis.

· Bring most of our troops home. We do not, and should not, be the world ‘s policemen.

· Cut foreign aid to most countries.

These are but a few. Our message to Congress should be “Work it Out”.

We should get our house in order or our nation will not survive. It is time to get serious. Time to call Obama’s Bluff.

Stan Elrod

Charlotte, NC