Have you ever heard of the phrase “Birds of a feather flock together?” First there was New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Next it was Tim Geithner who was caught red-handed stealing from the American public.

Next on the list you have former Sen. Tom Daschle doing the same thing as Geithner. Now, add in former Gov. Rod Blagojovich – all close friends of President Barack Obama (and Blagojovich is not the last one on the list of thieves) – and you can see a pattern growing.

If you can do the simple math of adding 1+1, you should be able to figure things out. Stand back for a minute and look at the big picture. The president wants to give another $200 billion to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the same entities that got the nation into the mess it is in now. Their leaders got more than $100 million in bonuses while those government-sponsored entities were going bankrupt and, according to several news sources, a Fannie Mae executive was dating the illustrious Rep. Barney Frank, head of the Banking and Finance Committee for the House. It is time for Americans to wake up, if it’s not already too late.

Donald Dubuc, Minot