Mrs. Palin reponds to Mr. Obama's administration's Statement of Administration Policy dated April 7th indicating that Mr. Obama will veto HR1363. Although the statemetn of administration policy is brief and does not delve deeply into specifics, it does indicate a frustration at the prolonged budget discussion, and implies a dislike of the piecemeal budget legislation being passed with small extentions in each round.
Real leadership means leading by example. It means showing an “all-in” commitment to tackling complex issues and putting in the time and effort to educate the American public. Right now the American people have not been educated about this major challenge we face. Keep in mind that perception often becomes reality, and the perception President Obama has repeatedly given off is that he can’t be bothered to deal with our debt crisis.
My reading of this situation is the exact opposite of Mrs. Palin. Rather than continue to be lead down a path by Congress, Mr. Obama is making a line in the sand:
For the past several weeks, the Administration has worked diligently and in good faith to find common ground on the shared goal of cutting spending. After giving the Congress more time by signing short-term extensions into law, the President believes that we need to put politics aside and work out our differences for a bill that covers the rest of the fiscal year. This bill is a distraction from the real work that would bring us closer to a reasonable compromise for funding the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011 and avert a disruptive Federal Government shutdown that would put the Nation’s economic recovery in jeopardy. The Administration will continue to work with the Congress to arrive at a compromise that will fund the Government for the remainder of the fiscal year in a way that does not undermine future growth and job creation and that averts a costly Government shutdown. It is critical that the Congress send a final bill to the President’s desk that provides certainty to our men and women in military uniform, their families, small businesses, homeowners, taxpayers, and all Americans. H.R. 1363 simply delays that critical final outcome.
Lamestream Media talked, albeit briefly, about how the debt got to where it is.