Don't Shoot the Messenger

According to the polls (and the Democrats), it looks like many Americans think the Tea Party is to blame for the S&P downgrade. That would be like blaming Paul Revere for the Revolutionary War. All the Tea Party did was seize on the debt ceiling debate and educate the American people and Congress on the growing size of our government and debt.

S&P knew the debt was growing too fast. That is why they wanted a $4-$6 trillion dollar reduction in spending. After bringing the country to the edge of default, all this President and Congress could muster was a trillion and a special committee. Thank God Paul Revere was more successful when he raised the alarm so many years ago.

President Obama originally wanted no cuts and a clean extension beyond the election. Congress has been unable to rein in spending. Do you really think we would have started the war on debt and spending had it not been for the Tea Party?

We did not defeat the British on the night of Paul Revere’s ride, but a few years later our nation won its independence. Let’s hope we can do it again.

Kirk Hancock
Whitesville Road, LaGrange

Letter to the editor - LDN