[jveritas]

Right before the elections Obama is going to ask for another 1.5 trillion dollars in debt increase...The majority of voters would ask what did he do with the 1.5 trillion dollars in debt increase that he asked for and was given a year ago? Let us see how Obama is going to get his way out of this...

[Jonty30]

I’d like to think the media would make it an issue...

[monkeyshine]

The debt/deficit will be a big deal, and it is not so complicated that you can’t explain it to even the simplest of voters. We are spending 50% more than we take in every year. If you have a $20,000 a year job how long can you spend $30,000 a year? It is that simple. The money we need to close that gap cannot be raised by taxing the rich more, it cannot be raised in any way without crippling the economy. It is time to seriously look for things to cut and things to cut out. I don’t know how the Democrats can escape this debate without being ridiculed - their left wing will actually advocate more spending, probably accompanied by major (but still not enough, financially speaking) military cuts.