"We will do what it takes"

So says the Secretary of Debt/Treasury Tim Geithner. His statement was in response to George Stephanopoulos' question about whether the administration would consider raising taxes. Duh! Of course the will and they already have.

Remember the increase in the cigarette tax (perhaps you don't if you're like me and don't smoke)? Obama promised not to raise taxes on those making under $250,000. How many smokers you think make under that amount? A tax is a tax and an increase is an increase. Democrats will tax you more to support their lust for socializing our economy (health care accounts for 16% of GDP and they want the government to control our health care).

I have another idea. How about we shrink the size of the federal government? Did you know the Democratic house passed a bill mandating wild horse contraception at a cost of $700 million (House Bill 1018). Health care for horses. What a waste of our tax dollars! There are countless other useless programs that the federal government should not be funding. Let's start there!

Our federal government's spending is totally out of control and we should be considering cutting programs, not weighing potential tax increases.