How Long Before He Breaks This Promise?
Lost in the midst of the weekend news coverage of President Barack Obama hamming it up with his new best friend Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is this little promise tucked into this weekend’s Presidential Radio/Internet Address:
“In the coming weeks, I will be announcing the elimination of dozens of government programs shown to be wasteful or ineffective,” he said. “In this effort, there will be no sacred cows and no pet projects. All across America, families are making hard choices, and it’s time their government did the same.”
For those of you keeping score at home, this is the same President Obama who pushed through a $787 billion pork-filled spending bill and a proposed $3.6 trillion budget. He also promised during the campaign to go through the budget line-by-line and eliminate waste. Yet such scrutiny seems to have been absent during these initial spending initiatives.
Anyone really think he’s going to follow through on this one?
I wouldn’t count on it.
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Actually, historically, Democrats have been quite faithful to do just that. It’s the cut taxes and spend Republicans who’ve driven up massive debt.
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Yes, I expect Obama to cut spending. Responsibly.
1/10,000th at a time.
There’s plenty of blame to go around. Republicans did their share of spending while in power. Obama and his Democratic colleagues are simply upping the ante. No wonder so many folks are disgusted with both parties.