George F. Will: 'Sequestration' another manufactured crisis by Obama

Outstanding column by George F. Will on Obama's latest phony crisis:

Even during this desultory economic recovery, one industry thrives — the manufacture of synthetic hysteria. It is, however, inaccurate to accuse the Hysteric in Chief of crying “Wolf!” about spending cuts under the sequester. He is actually crying “Hamster!”

As in: Batten down the hatches — the sequester will cut $85 billion from this year’s $3.6 trillion budget!

Or: Head for the storm cellar — spending will be cut 2.3 percent!

Or: Washington chainsaw massacre — we must scrape by on 97.7 percent of current spending!

Or: Chaos is coming because the sequester will cut a sum $25 billion larger than was just shoveled out the door (supposedly, but not actually) for victims of storm Sandy!

Or: Heaven forfend, the sequester will cut 47 percent as much as was spent on the AIG bailout!

Or: Famine, pestilence and locusts will come when the sequester causes federal spending over 10 years to plummet from $46 trillion all the way down to $44.8 trillion!

Or: Grass will grow in the streets of America’s cities if the domestic agencies whose budgets have increased 17 percent under President Obama must endure a 5 percent cut!

Read the full column at the link below:

George F. Will: 'Sequestration' another manufactured crisis by Obama