Why Should I?

The government (Bush's and Obama's) keeps asking me to trust them. And my question is- Why Should I?

Bush was a republican who started massive ethanol subsidies (a bio fuel that actually uses more carbon to produce than it saves) and kept having trouble explaining exacting why we were at war. Obama preaches fiscal responsibility while proposing to triple the national debt at the same time. Both scream "It's not my fault!"

The Bush administration had such poor ratings that the last election was a landslide of change. American citizens were tired of not hearing the full story. Now the Obama administration promises to fix everything right now, including the deficit, as long as we trust them with a ton of overspending in the short term.

Bush used fear. Obama used hope, and now fear (if we don't act now it will be a terrible mistake). But I don't trust either of them.

I don't trust that they understand how to fix the problem. I don't trust that they are above back room deals with old friends. I don't even trust that their cabinet members pay the same taxes that I pay.

Without this trust I am left to watch their actions, knowing full well that they will blame anyone but themselves. I am left wondering when to apply tough love to these drunken spenders of my money. I am left watching to see if the world really reacts differently when we talk more and shake more hands.

But so far I'm not impressed. We threw big money at terrible auto companies. We have North Korea, Iran, and Russia all saying "screw you and your softer style". We have explanations about how the bailout money would create more lending, while lending drops every quarter.

The actions are not matching the talk. This isn't a liberal/conservative issue. It isn't grounded in party politics. It is grounded in the observation of terrible performance. The only answer I know is to push for term limits in the senate and congress, while continuing to resist government spending (by anyone).

These people are crazy!