WTF? A Democratic President Cutting Entitlement Programs?

Sometimes I'm seriously ashamed of us. Obama is looking for money anywhere to get on the offensive with the upcoming epic battle royale over spending with the Republicans. The Obama Administration is promising to go slow and not hack up entitlements (the article uses a bladed weapons metaphor). The highlights are taking on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. However, he may tax the rich, to which all I can say is about damn time.

The Post's article goes on to talk about how Obama has to walk the line between being serious about cutting government debt and spending and convincing liberals that he is concerned about protecting federal programs. Because conservatives are the only people concerned about cutting spending.

The whole approach is being employed to get ahead in this epic death match over federal spending and borrowing:

The new approach is coming as the president seeks a way to defuse a potentially damaging battle over how much the federal government can borrow. The debt limit is set to be reached in mid-May, and the government will be able to meet all of its obligations only through early July at the latest. Many Republicans have said they will not vote to increase the limit without significant cuts in spending.

So one again we're placating Republicans because they're going to vote for him one day if he is a non-threatening liberal/black man. Wait that's not right.

This is just gross. I know we need to bring down the federal debt, but I'm not sure why we're going after entitlements instead of cutting back military spending. There is nothing in our government as out of control as military spending and of course conservatives.