Republicans Are Focused On The Wrong Target

President Obama’s budget is massive, full of debt and, according to USA TODAY, “…did not propose any major savings in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, the three entitlement programs that consume nearly 40% of federal spending. By 2020, they’ll eat up 46%.” However, Republicans should not concentrate their fire on the president. Congress holds the purse strings to the federal government, and while Obama is an easy target for both Members of Congress and activist groups to go after, it is Congress that will decide what gets spent, and how it gets spent. Going after the president certainly feels good…but it won’t do the job of holding down federal spending. Only going after Congress will do that.