We Can Do Better

On the heels of the debt deal 84% of Americans disapprove of the job that congress has done.  Employment is down, prices are up and the light at the end of tunnel seems to be from an oncoming train.  It would be easy to blame the state of our nation on the actions of our government alone.  The sobering fact of the matter is that while we can certainly point a finger at them for reckless policies and over the top spending, we need to look at ourselves as well.  Government spends beyond its means as do most of us Americans.  We need to take personal responsibility for our own finances, because if we don't "big brother" will exploit our apathetic attitudes.  In the coming months it will be important "cut" a lot of these politicians out of Washington, but while you're at it cut your credit card in half as well.