A fiscal adult -- David M. Walker

Consider the national debt which as a percentage of gross domestic product is at its highest levels since World War Two.  Click here for a real-time depiction of our debt and consider the faith that the rest of the industrialized world has in the United States as a beacon of financial stability. 

What happens when that changes?  Why are some observers more worried about climate change than global economic calamity that is looming in our midst?  

We need more leaders like Mr. David M. Walker.  This post is dedicated to his mission.  What we need in Congress and the White House now are accountants more than crusaders. Mr. Walker, by the way, was an Arthur Andersen partner years ago. 

We need people who can balance a budget and say "no" and be proud to say no because it is right and just.  The only anecdote for a nation addicted to debt are politicians with the fortitude to say, "You'll be getting less now and you'll wait longer to receive it and here's why...."

Mr. Walker is willing to accept more tax increases to offset spending cuts than some of us would like -- as opposed to demanding proportionally-larger spending cuts.  Yet, I still admire his zeal to reclaim a fiscally-sane America. I invite you to learn more about him by clicking on this Wiki...

David Walker: Wikipedia