Bush is no Truman

Today our fearless leader gave a speech at the White House aimed to sooth our concerns for the economy. The speech was ever eloquent, as always, but there was something about it that really concerned me.

The President basically shifted the blame for the state of the economy and high gas prices to Congress. He basically stated that Congress did not follow his lead on domestic oil exploration in Alaska or on the use of switch grass for bio-fuel. His thoughts were that if these two initiatives had been accepted than fuel and food prices would not have risen.

To a certain extent he may be right, however is leadership about blame or about action? Wasn't it our 33rd President, Harry Truman, who kept a plaque on his desk that said, "The buck stops here".

Truman did not place blame, he made the tough decisions (right or wrong through the lens of history) and took action. He led the nation through uncertainty and fear.

Well, America is uncertain and fearful of the economy and our global standing, but unfortunately our "leaders" pass the buck, spend our tax dollars like drunken sailors and offer no solutions or leadership. It's a game at which both the President and our Congressional leaders have become quite efficient.