Obama doesn't want to cut one cent from any bloated entitlement social program. Hell, he's increased social program spending dramatically with Obamacare, and through his failure to oversee everything from Obamadisability to Obamafoodstamps to Obamaphones. The only remaining answer is to starve the government of money. We live within budgets on a daily basis. They can too. It's time to force them to make cuts.

Congress?? Really! excuse me but sequestration was the Presidents little brain child.. He thought of it he put it together and he owns it.. So he needs to put the blame exactly where it belongs in his lap. How many recommendations did he follow from his so called debt commission? Zero that's how many not a single one because it would've involved spending cuts that would've angered his voting base. Now that he's gotten his tax increases he's trying to double down with even more tax increases in lieu of having to do any spending cuts so don't let his rhetoric fool you.

“Don't forget it's the president that proposed the sequester and designed the sequester,” ... Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obama-sequester-looming-idea/2013/02/18/id/490832#ixzz2LNzseHyT ... "The looming sequester, which Obama thought up, despite him now labeling it a "really bad idea" is set to kick in on March 1" ... Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obama-sequester-looming-idea/2013/02/18/id/490832#ixzz2LO0XCLww ... "Asked if food inspectors could be exempted from sequestration, Werfel said it would be impossible because 88 percent of the Food Safety Inspections Service's budget goes toward salaries. He added that because food manufacturing plants cannot legally operate without inspection, many would be forced to temporarily shut down if the threat of sequestration becomes reality." .... Read more: http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/sequestration-furloughs-wont-begin-april/61322/

Actually, twister2, that's not exactly true. I sell CALVES for meat, most of which will go to a feedlot long before ever going to the slaughterhouse. It will be a while before any spending cuts with regard to USDA inspections will effect that, outside the "fear factor" jacking prices and stuff up. And, just so you know, the price you pay for your beef in the supermarket can't be blamed on us producers. There are the businesses in the middle that create the greater market price, beyond the environmental factors that will increase the cost of production by those like me, the feedlots that have to pay so much more for the feed to fatten the calves before going to slaughter, then there's the slaughterhouse and their increasing expenses and regulations that gets passed on to the consumer, and it doesn't end there. I can barely afford the cost of even the cheapest cuts of beef out of the supermarket, and I raise the darn things to feed all of you that eat beef. Quit spinning your BS, twister. Government IS TOO BIG!!!! And, we just maybe need sequestration to go into effect for a while to give everybody a great big taste of Big Brother, AKA Big Government. I can always feed my family out of my backyard. What will you eat? The other question is about our National Defense and the mockery Washington politicians are making of it and gutting it. We are no longer the feared and respected world power, with a POTUS that is also not feared or respected around the world. We are rapidly becoming a laughing stock, and that's an extremely dangerous and disastrous position to be in. And, voter fraud by Obama supporters is being proven all across the country. He possibly wasn't legally voted back into office, and I seriously doubt that he was legally voted in the first time.....although, I will admit that McCain wasn't popular and didn't garner much support.......but Sarah Palin DID grab votes for their ticket. Actually, the chicken market may be the one most hurt.

If you raise cattle for meat, you won't be able to sell until the safety inspectors return from furlough. But hey, government is too big, right?

The one good thing I see about this is all the social give away programs will be cut 10% across the board. Guess you people will have to think about actually getting a job now.Sorry im not sympathetic for your needs ,JUST tired of paying your bills Oh and I hope your Obumma phone gets cut off too..

If they want to make cuts in military cut the medical given to women only married for a few years to an officer, know a women only married 2 years to an officer and he dies ,she now has medical for life at bamsey, this is ludicrous , how many more like her ,she is always going to brook army for every little thing and brags about how she doesn't pay anything and for only 2 years of marriage ,this is sooo stupid. There must be thousands who have this perk and its costing us big time , her family is in a half way house and receives over a thousand a month because they are labeled handicapped because they are meth addicts and use the money to buy liquor and drugs , our government is throwing away our money , on these sort of things wake up and smell the roses you idiots in our Government.

yup, being a federal employee myself am going to feel these cuts!! but being prepared and having other income like my spouse working as an educator is not going to affect us too bad! i just cant wait to hear all those obama lovers cry about this!!! hahahaha there you go boneheads..hows hope and change workin out for ya?????? idiots! ignorant! you cant fix stupid!!

Congress needs to get their head out of their @$$, and start working together. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice you're party's view, both parties.