Back in mid-February, President Obama signed an executive order creating the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Commission is headed by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, both of whom are recognized as serious, thoughtful men with significant experience ... in government. They are joined by six Republicans and another half-dozen Democrats, who are all current members of Congress, assigned to this commission. Four additional members bring the size of the total Commission to eighteen members. The Commission was created because Congress has proven itself incapable of reining in profligate spending, borrowing and vote buying. It has proven itself over and over again unable to exercise any self-restraint when it comes to spending. Need we be reminded of Speaker Pelosi's $60,000 charge for fresh flowers for her office? Or her need for what appears to be an Air Force 3 to fly her, her staff members and family to San Francisco on the tax-payer's nickel? These...(Read Full Post)