The President was the mature voice concerning the budget/shutdown/default issue and displayed his character and courage in staying the same course that moved the country and its people out of the second great republican depression. The President knows more about the federal budget than the republicans in congress and knows that federal spending has seen the smallest increase in over 50 years on his watch and that run away federal spending is not happening on his watch as republicans claim.
The republican's position on the subject matter was an ideology exercise and extension of the party's plan to sabotage the economy and the President was not going to let that happen. He articulated to the American people the harm that the republican's position would do to the country and the economy and he did so in a mature responsible way without personal attacks.
The people were exposed to the republican's childish attitude to the more mature attitude of the President and the democratic party who are more attuned to the needs of the country and its people and are not obsessed with personal attacks against the opposition party. The congress is in need of serious people who understand what public service really means and who are willing to work for the public good. The Tea Party clowns lack the basic knowledge of what government service is all about.
The President also continues to stand tall by reducing the deficit dramatically and putting the country on the right path to a balanced budget. This writer has pointed out in many previous commentary how it is republican administrations that have failed to balance the budget and has given the country record deficit spending. The President knows that deficit spending would not be a problem today if President George W. Bush had balanced the federal budget like Clinton did.
President Obama needs to continue to stand tall and be the mature President for America. The childish republicans in congress have been exposed for what they really are and what they are up to. The President needs to continue to push his programs for the benefit of the country and to continue to create jobs. Full employment is attainable if republicans will work with him.
Those who hate government should remember, the government is run by people and it takes mature people who are willing to put government service before their own misplaced ideology.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
