President Harry Truman was famous for the phrase “The buck stops here.”

Wouldn’t it be refreshing if the current occupant of the White House would take some of Harry’s advice? A battered and bruised nation has grown weary of the gutless blame game that President Obama constantly uses as our economy crumbles around us and unemployment hovers at 9.1 percent. This is not leadership and you can see the doubt, fear and lack of confidence everywhere.

In the last few days I have heard President Bush blamed multiple times. I have heard the S&P blamed and now the Tea Party, which have been called “terrorists” because they won’t give the Obama administration any more blank checks.

Stop the blame game Mr. President. The buck stops with you!

Scott Bute

Alden