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Potential presidents can’t hide from deficit
(By - Judd Gregg and Ed Rendell)
Presidential candidates are crisscrossing the USA making the case for their party’s nomination for president. Candidates will separate themselves from the pack only by, to borrow Adlai Stevenson’s line, talking sense.
It is only by spurring a discussion about our dire fiscal situation that whoever wins will be able to take action once in the White House. Voters are looking for a candidate who approaches the debt as a problem solver, not a doctrinaire office seeker.
Even so, political consultants in both parties are advising their candidates to steer clear. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was first to ignore that advice. In his widely covered speech in New Hampshire, Christie went heavy on realism. He offered proposals that would strengthen Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Read more…
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