April 11, 2013  FREY: Feds not immune to budget  By Alvia Lewis
Frey Local Columnist  — In a recent ABC news exclusive with
George Stephanopoulos, President Obama was pessimistic at best
about bridging the differences between the Republicans and the
Democrats on how to reduce the deficit.  He conceded that there
will probably be no deal on the budget, tax and spending woes of
our nation any time in the near future. The Republicans, he
added, are part of the problem because they continue insisting
that entitlement programs need to be overhauled.  The president
also announced the following: “We don’t have an immediate crisis
in terms of debt.”  Are you kidding me? No immediate crisis?
Here are the facts. A dark and ominous financial cloud has been
covering the United States of America for a long, long time.
Since the Republican convention on Aug. 27, 2012, the national
debt has grown by about a trillion dollars. Probably a lot more
by the time this column makes it to print and sees the light of
day.  Call a sp