MEANS: Dysfunctional government might save us - Washington Times

MEANS: Dysfunctional government might save us - Washington Times The dismal state of our national finances is going to require that the United States downsize the government over the next four years. We don’t have any other options. At the same time, we must fight any expansion of government that will guarantee the bankrupting of our country and mortgaging of our future. Under President Obama, America is well on the way to becoming a mortgage-backed security that not even Goldman Sachs would try to sell. As the dust settles on the election of 2012, the results are conclusive, but not decisive. America will have Mr. Obama in the White House, a Democrat-run Senate and a Republican-run House. The close split of the popular vote suggests that America is concerned about the economic management of the country and the need for cost reduction (the Romney vote), but is convinced that the president can lead us out of the mess in a way that is “fair” to everyone (the Obama vote). We even retained that “dysfunctional” Republican gang in the House to put the brakes on any really bad ideas. The problem is that there is a vast store of evidence that the president is excellent at winning elections, but very poor at political leadership. For the past three years, he has submitted budgets that have been rejected by both the House and Senate by nearly unanimous votes. His concept of federal budgeting is completely out of touch with political reality and the U.S. fiscal crisis, and his ability to bring Congress together to pass his economic legislation has been non-existent. Even former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was said to have put him on “mute” while he lectured the House Democratic leadership team on the budget crisis. Read more: MEANS: Dysfunctional government might save us - Washington Times http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/7/dysfunctional-government-might-save-us/#ixzz2BaeZ3jPu Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter