Bravo Tom!

My Senator, Tom Coburn, is doing a fine job representing Oklahoma. He is definitely a deficit-hawk--fighting against deficit spending. Coburn states, "I don't believe that everything that should happen in Louisiana should be paid for by the rest of the country. I believe there are certain responsibilities that are due the people of Louisiana." I think he makes a great point. The Gulf Coast does need federal help, and the federal government will need to dig deep to provide that help. But those states affected must also take responsibility for the price tag. Originally designed as a republic with a weak-federal government, America must remain true to its roots. The framers believed that the best form of government was not the strong centralized federal governments of Europe, but rather one of limited federal government with stronger states.

As for the federal spending, I do hope that Congress will not increase the deficit to pay for this disaster. Unfortunately it looks like they will. What ought to happen is Congress ought to cut the billions in unncessary spending. The pork and other wasteful spending must be eliminated. Taxes probably don't have to be increased, if the Congress would act responsibly and cut wasteful spending. Maybe with the leadership of Sen. Coburn, this will happen. Maybe...