Editorial - 13 Dec 2011
Baltimore Sun Won't Cover Obama Scandals
T he Sun's editorial "Debt ceiling: Republicans stand by their ultimatums" compares Republicans to terrorists, criminals and lunatics for refusing to raise the debt ceiling without spending concessions from the Democrats. We find that humorous. While few people would associate the Democrat's or their media minions with an understanding of personal accountability, the fact is that the actions of the Republican leaders is less like a terrorist or lunatic and more like a normal parent. If your son or daughter was living on their own and racking up monthly debt that far exceeded their income, most responsible parents, before doling out money to bail them out of their debt, would ask their child to first formulate a plan to cut spending and get back on track. We would like to believe that even some politically liberal parents would take this seemingly normal approach. Only in extremist left-wing la-la land would this be considered the actions of a lunatic.
And while the Sun has no explanation as to why 82 Democrats joined the House Republican's in voting down the bill, we do. The 82 Democrats who joined the House Republicans did so because they know, and the voters of their districts know, that voting to raise the debt ceiling with no preconditions or guarantees of spending cuts is irresponsible and the wrong thing to do. It is exactly akin to racking up additional credit card charges while having no plan to pay off the existing charges and no plan to limit future charges. Was Republican gamesmanship involved? Yes, but to make a point. If House Democrats can't vote Yes and then face the voters of their districts, perhaps they should rethink their position on this issue. There is nothing wrong with using the people whom you are elected to represent against you when your thinking is skewed.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, the Baltimore Sun and the rest of the left-wing media assured Americans that Obama's lack of business experience and failure to ever oversee a budget of any type did not matter. We were told the he's smart enough to overcome this lack of experience, and we need not be concerned.
We now know that it does matter. The president isn't smart enough to overcome his lack of experience, he hasn't surrounded himself with smart enough people and almost all of his economic steps have turned into missteps within a matter of weeks. The president appears flustered, and largely unable to comprehend why his economic policies have failed so miserably. The Sun, one of the first major newspapers' onboard with team Obama, has played it's hand "all-in", sticking by the President no matter how many failures he racks up, and chastising the Republicans every time they oppose another bad idea from the White House.
The Democrats controlled Congress from 2006-2010, by far the worst four year period in most American's lifetimes, and contributed largely to the current debt crisis. It's no longer good enough for them or their cohorts in the media to point the finger of blame at anyone else. Until the Democrats offer up a plan, some plan, any plan, they have no basis for criticizing any other plan. Obama can no longer keep his head in the sand, he must acknowledge the debt crisis and offer up a plan. He must show leadership, must start to act presidential, must engage in the debate.
Nancy Pelosi was recently asked what the Democrat's plan for Medicare is. "We have a plan: it's called Medicare" the ex-speaker replied. That's great, except for the fact that Medicare is quickly going bankrupt and if the program isn't altered in a substantial way it won't exist in any form for most living Americans. Pelosi's simplistic view goes a long way toward explaining why the Congress she led is widely regarded as the worst in American history. Ms. Pelosi, like the rest of the Democrat leadership, is not shy about publicly broadcasting that she has no plan and no ideas, that the complexity of the subject continues to confound her and that she hasn't the slightest idea how we should move forward.
Without hesitation, We're in favor of both tax increases and spending cuts. But we can respect a party that offers up a plan of only spending cuts more so than a party that offers up no plan at all. The Sun may not like the Republican shenanigans. But while the Democrats appear focused on playing golf, fundraising and twittering photos of their private parts to adoring young ladies, the Republicans are focused like a laser on the economy and the debt crisis. For that, they deserve a lot of credit, whether or not you agree with their position on taxes.
Editor - bethesite.com
