Having trouble viewing this email? Thursday, February 10, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports February 10, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com . Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics Government Spending: The Budget Battle Begins - A.B. Stoddard, The Hill After nearly two years of vowing to slash government spending, all eyes are on Republicans as their first cuts come to the House floor. There, defea...

Read this on the Web at http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/02/10/the-debt-bomb-showdown/ Alexander's Essay – February 10, 2011 The Debt Bomb Showdown 112th Congress vs. Obama's Error of Big Government "We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude." Thomas Jefferson This bomb will "fundamentally transform America" There's currently a lot of talk about deficits and debt among the new House Republican majority; much of it is contentious intraparty debate about whether to raise the "debt ceiling." For the purpose of clarity, let me reiterate a few definitions. The national budget deficit is the difference between t

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