I thought the “Penny Plan” brought up in a later post is a very good alternative. Telling managers to cut 1% from their budget with flexibility to have larger or no cuts in certain departments really appeals to me.
On another point, I’m tired of comments like “Republicans Are Running For Cover”. President Obama is simply a poor student that hasn’t done his homework to prepare a budget for four years. Now that a crisis occurs because of his failure to perform a basic duty, he’s not to blame? If Republicans have any blame, it’s for not requiring him to do his work.
Just to be clear, I am not suggesting the Republicans are running for cover, necessarily. I believe they are trying to provide themselves some kind of political cover for whatever happens when the sequester goes into effect at the end of the week. Whether that is a good or bad thing remains to be seen.
As for President Obama taking the blame for what is transpiring, I agree he should. I do not believe, however, that he will. Neither will the media hold him accountable. It isn’t right, but it is the facts.