You know.....I worked as an Analyst in the Dept. of Treasury in a certain state for 25 yrs. Amazingly, I saw wasteful spending almost daily. I told my husband years ago, the problem with our budgets was just overspending.
If bloated salaries were frozen, non-essential jobs dissolved, reckless spending stopped, reduction of staff thru attrition, etc, etc., so much money could be saved. AND....that's only at the office and dept. levels.
Starting at the local levels and all the way to the Federal level, the corruption, buddy spending and incompetence is just incredible.
What our government is doing now is just ludicrous and becoming more so everyday.
Wasn't it Michele Obama who said..."for the first time I'm proud to be an American"? Well, let's all think about that statement. Life is changing quickly and we all must demand some explanation. The government has somehow forgotten who they work for.
Wouldn't we like all our Pensions protected as they have bailed out AIG to protect their's.

So.........I'm ready for a locan American Tea Party!