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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (121277)	1/6/2012 11:00:17 AM
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There are still 20 million unemployed or underemployed Americans. ================================ Rubio in letter to Obama: You are turning America into a 'deadbeat nation' by Jason Mattera 01/06/2012 In a scathing letter to sent to Barack Obama this morning, Senator Marco Rubio said that under the President’s first term in office, “more and more people have come to believe that America is becoming a deadbeat nation.” Rubio went on to pledge that he would challenge any further increase in the debt ceiling, arguing that “we [Congress] need to make it routine to actually spend no more than we take in.” In the letter obtained by HUMAN EVENTS, the Florida Senator said that President Obama’s upcoming request to increase the debt ceiling by a whopping $1.2 trillion will cause the nation’s public debt to surpass the $16 trillion mark. “I will oppose your request to continue borrowing and spending recklessly.” President Obama is expected to request the new borrowing power from Congress once the Senate and House return from their holiday recess. If the President led the charge to reduce the country’s unsustainable debt in mid 2011 rather than punt the enterprise to a “Super Committee,” asserted Rubio, we’d already be on a pathway toward economic growth and prosperity. "Unfortunately, the first three years of your presidency have been a profile in leadership failure." The letter concludes: “America deserves leaders who will stand front and center, level with the American people about our challenges and offer real solutions to solve them. Instead of simply asking for another debt ceiling increase, I urge you to come forward with a real plan to tackle our debt in 2012.” This is the latest salvo in the debt ceiling debate in Washington. The Florida Republican’s warning letter to Obama can be read in its entirety by clicking the image below. humanevents.com