The President, the leaders of the U.S. Senate and House and members of congress approved of a special commission of 12 to implement the cut of approximately $1.4 trillion from the budget over the next decade. The committee will be appointed by the leaders of each party. This action once again proves that we have a congress that is void of leadership and a President that has not yet learned to lead.
Then to top it off the House has taken a 5 week vacation while the country still is in economic trouble and job creation has been forgotten. The republican party is again taking the lead in trying to prolong the economic problems they and the Bush administration created to sabotage the re election of President Obama.
Appointing committee's is nothing new for congress. It is a way to dodge their responsibilities and put the spot light on some one else. The special committee will be no different than others and corporate America's lobby will be on them like gravy on rice to protect their interest. It will be business as usual and the can will be kicked down the road once again. The republicans on the committee only responsibility is to make sure Obama, the American economy and job creation fail. They do not want to see another republican sponsored depression and recession turned around again on a democratic President's watch.
The news media is no help to the American people. They relish the fact that the congress is dysfunctional, it gives them a perpetual story to report on. They feed the dysfunction of congress by interviewing the same 12 or 15 members of congress over and over again and the people never hear from the hundred's of other members of congress who have something important to say.
The country was coming out of the economic chaos that was brought about by Bush and the republican's failed policies. And things have been getting worse since the republicans took control of the house. The best hope for America and its people is for Obama to start calling out the republican party for their unAmerican ideology and for the people to return both houses of congress to democratic control in the next election and give the democrats at least 60 votes in the senate to cut off debate so the democrats can enact a democratic agenda.
The proof is before our very eyes how the republican agenda has failed. Do the people need any more proof? It is noticeable that the republican party does not talk about the Bush administration and never mention the Clinton administration. There is a reason why, one was a great success, the other was a failure.
