Not true!!! The progressives in the house just introduced the people's budget which balances by 2014. Only difference is old people aren't thrown at the mercy of the insurance companies and rich people have to actually pay their fair share so the middle class can stay strong and the country can prosper. A 'people's budget' that invests in jobs - CNN.com You are pivoting to deficit reduction before there are enough jobs to support it and you will kill the recovery. The best way to reduce the deficit is to continue investing in jobs. Of course, this sucks for Republicans who need things to be bad under Obama so naturally they must be for deficit reduction now and be against anything that Obama might want to pass (even war!! Have you ever seen republicans against war?).