How can anyone ignore one of Barack Obama’s major promises from his 2008 presidential campaign? He promised that he would reduce the national debt from $11 trillion when he took office by 50 percent to $5.5 trillion by the end of his first term. The Democratic National Convention opened today showing the national debt at $16 trillion. So to make good on his promise, he would have to cut the debt by $10.5 trillion in 60 days. He missed his mark by $10.5 TRILLION. How can someone make such an enormous miscalculation and still be considered someone that can fix this wretched economy? Remember that those dollars are not monopoly money. They are real dollars that have to be accounted for … now or in your children’s future. Become educated.
— Bill Koller, Des Plaines
