Thanks for Virtually Nothin'

Barack Obama wants us all to be impressed that he's asked the Cabinet to cut government spending in the executive branch by $100 million. To you and me, outside the beltway, this sounds like an impressive sum. However, when put into perspective by relative comparisons, it's not even a drop in a bucket. As such, it's a political ploy to make it sound like the most aggressive tax-and-spend President is fiscally responsible.

One comparison is as follows. Say you have a friend who makes $100,000 a year. You think he needs to cut back on his wild spending and you ask him to cut back as much on his annual budget,as a percentage of the whole, as Obama has the cabinet. So how much are you asking your friend to trim his spending? Grab ahold of something to keep from falling down.

A whopping $3!

If you're more visual like I am, take a look at the graphic below from the Heritage Foundation.

It shows clearly just how much a: the Obama Administration is spending or, b: just how ignorant they hope the American electorate can be.