Sequestration - He was for it; even proposed it;

In his negotiations last year with the Republicans in Congress, in exchange for some tax hikes he wanted and an increase in the debt ceiling, the President recommended sequestration as the tool to reduce the budget deficit/cut spending.  Now he has reversed course and is demanding Congress undo what he did.  He is appealing to the public to bombard Congress with appeals to undo sequestration - but, he conveniently omits that it was his idea.  As he repeatedly claims, it it all the Republicans fault.  The truth is, always been, it is both Democrat and Republican administrations and congresses over many years that are at fault - they have collectively created our spending/deficit problem. The casting of blame is a diversion, a political tactic to cast any blame on anyone but the current administration who has only excerbated the problem.  Take a look at the Debt Clock at the first link.  Spending is out of control.  It does not matter who is in charge, our government spends so much more money than it takes in that we go further in debt by $4 billion every day.  Yet, the President, Rep Pelosi, and Majority Leader Reid (and others) claim we don't have a spending problem.  Instead, they say, we have a revenue (not enough taxes) problem. Their claim is that if the Republicans would only be reasonable and do what they want everything would be peachy.  The bottom line is that the President got what he wanted last year (higher taxes/higher debt ceiling) in return for sequestration (reduced spending/debt reduction).  Now he wants to toss sequestration but it is HIS hot potato.  He baked it and now he must eat it.  See the second link.  George Burns  

http://www.usdebtclock.org/