The Debt/ Deficit Commission

Co-Chairmen of Obama’s Fiscal Commission Unveil Real Tax Increases and Fake Spending CutsI have many pet peeves, but one that causes me endless frustration is the Washington "spending cut" scam .This happens when politicians increase spending, but claim that they’re cutting spending because they previously had planned to make government even bigger. Dan Mitchell

The Debt Commission Report "Yes, the plan ends the deficit. It does so with lots and lots of spending cuts across the board. There are actually some good suggestions in the plan, but there is one inescapable fact — the proposal has buried in it one trillion dollars in tax increases."  RedState.com

Deficit Commission wants federal travel budget slashed, announces it while Obama on expensive foreign trip  "President Obama's deficit commission announced today that it wants the federal government to slash its official travel budget as part of the effort to close the federal deficit.
"Meanwhile, Obama is winging his way across Asia on a 12-day official trip that arrived earlier today in Seoul, South Korea. Apparently the president's commission failed to coordinate its announcement today with the president because here is recommendation six:"...

LET THE GAMES BEGIN  "Alright, down to the meat. Here are some of the various proposals from [Simpson] and Bowles. Needless to say, many of these are not going to make people feel all warm and fuzzy .. especially for the moocher class and the wealth redistributionists." Neal Boortz

Don't Be Taken In by the Deficit Commission  "Our astronomical deficits are the result not of low taxes, but of profligate spending. So why do we accept the premise that the starting point for deficit and debt reduction discussions must be various tax hikes, tolerating unacceptably high levels of spending, and seeming to take off the table the eradication of programs the government was never intended or constitutionally authorized to establish in the first place?"  David Limbaugh, brother of radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, is an expert in law and politics and author of new book Crimes Against Liberty, the definitive chronicle of Barack Obama's devastating term in office so far.

Lisa Benson, Townhall