The bi-partisan meeting, on only President Bush's second business day in office, proved to be a significant indicator of how he plans to govern. The President is committed to the agenda on which he campaigned and understands that he needs to bridge the partisan divide to achieve it. His message was clear, there needs to be a willingness to reach across the aisle to find middle ground on issues like education and health care reform. Bush also stressed the importance of tax relief and called on the Democrats and Moderate Republicans to embrace his tax proposal. While critics of his plan would like to see more reduction in the national debt, the President pointed out that while his proposal does continue to lower the government debt it also gives the American people an opportunity to get out of personal debt.
Most American families are in stuck in a cycle of personal debt.
Whether it be credit cards or student loans, people are faced with the burden of trying to get out of debt while still paying forty percent of their income to the federal government. President Bush is right to insist on across the board tax relief for all Americans, especially for the lower and middle class. Shadegg shared with the President a story that illustrates that middle America wants and deserves tax relief. I told him I had a haircut the day before the meeting, and I mentioned to my barber that I was meeting with the President on Tuesday. He took charge of the meeting and set the right tone and eloquently articulated his vision for America.