The line, currently being used as a Democratic Party talking point, and mentioned by the President at every campaign stop, or rather every Town Hall meeting, on his bus tour is meant to reflect that when the two parties refuse to put their differences aside for the greater good then the country suffers.
This line would have a whole lot more impact for me if it were followed up with some concrete plans on how he and the Democratic Party are willing to alter their spending and big government approach to move towards a balanced budget. It was cleaver; his offer to reduce or eliminate payroll taxes to spur the economy. The only problem with that as has been pointed out is he is offering to stop the funding that is supposed to go to the Social Security and Medicare lockboxes. The ones Congress routinely raids to pay for their bridges to nowhere, bat feces studies, and Congressional raises. So if we stop those funds coming in how does he propose we fix Social Security and Medicare who everyone believes will go bust in about 15 years. So really he isn’t offering a viable option, but one that will paint the Republicans in a bad light if they reject it. Gosh sounds like political gamesmanship to me.
So apparently what is really meant when the President says we have a problem with politics is the Republicans are not rolling over to do what he wants and he doesn’t know what to do so he is asking the citizens of this country to make them stop. I guess 2012 will show how well he has sold that idea to the majority of Americans.
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