President's Priorities

Dear Victorious,

If you were elected President of the U.S., what would be the most important thing for you to do?

Voting Age

Dear Voting,

If I were elected president, the most important thing I could do is to confront Congress about their fiscal irresponsibility. I would quickly get into a "show down at the OK corral" with the House and Senate over pork (earmarks). I would veto the first bill they sent me with pork in it. They would probably threaten to shut the country down by not funding anything. I would dare them to do it.

I would get the WhiteHouse.gov web site hosted by a non-government entity and pay them in advance to ensure no interruption in service. Then I'd list the phone numbers and e-mails of every single person in the House and Senate. I'd ask the people of America to blitz the offices of their elected representatives with demands for fiscal responsibility.

I would probably call a press conference and ask the American people to support me - but to brace themselves for the FAA to stop the airlines, the postal service to stop the mail, even Internet URL's wouldn't get issued - whilst I fought it out with Congress. Of course, I'd believe I could eventually prevail and Congress would be forced to change its behavior.

Once we stopped the moronic spending habits of our Congress, we would be able to start working on a realistic plan to retire the national debt. In my mind, this is what's most important for the president of the U.S. right now.