Comment on Obama's Deficit Reduction

   I agree with Edwin's editorial Obama's Deficit Reduction that the deficit is not President Obama's fault. His actions were what he and his party thought would be best for the nation as a whole. His attempt to kick-start the economy via stimulus programs sounded good on paper and the results of said programs are still to be seen in many areas. On eliminating tax cuts for the wealthy, I agree wholeheartedly that this needs to be done.

Who's Plan is Better in the Ongoing Budget Crisis?

   Democrats are accusing Republicans of trying to abandon the elderly and less fortunate under their newly proposed budget while Republicans are saying Democrats do not want to change anything and just keep increasing the debt ceiling.  President Obama outlined his plan that would reduce the deficit by $4 Trillion over the next 12 years.  Under his proposal, funding would not be cut for medicare and other welfare programs, but instead he would eliminate tax cuts for the richest of Americans.  The Republican plan, on the other hand, seeks to reduce the deficit by $4.4 Trillion over the next 10 years.  It of course details plans for reforming and trimming the fat of many social programs. 

   As for this year's budget, Republican leaders in the House believe the proposed cuts in the budget are insufficient to start the process of cutting back federal spending.  It would produce only $350 million in savings this year and would need to work exactly as outlined to fully feel the relief of $312 billion over the next decade proposed by its creators.  Unlike President Obama, Republican leaders such as Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the chair of the House Budget Committee, also want to fundamentally reconfigure Medicare over the next few years to control the outrageous amount of spending the program requires at this point and the increases in funding it will require as currently operated in the future.

Comments on Libya

http://robertsgovt.blogspot.com/2011/03/libya-yeah.html?showComment=1302194460003#c4162438713916202404
I agree with your stance that it is important for us to provide a helping hand to remove ruthless dictators from office and allow the citizens to establish a democratic government and give themselves a voice without too many ideas of how to do so from the United States and other world powers. The people know what they want and usually have some ideas of their own on how to best establish a governing body that would benefit the country as a whole. The importance of technology to these revolutions has been greatly evident. Young people especially in these countries have seen online what life is like and how much better it is by comparison in places like Western Europe and the United States.

A major opinion I possess on the use of military force to remove those in power is that when our leaders do make the call to go in, I believe we should go in with force and get the job done quickly; wasting time and letting said dictator and his supporters oppress the populace even further only breeds feelings of contempt for us among those we are seeking to help.