Mr. President, Keep the Change

It is no wonder that Americans are starting to question President Obama's ability to handle our economy effectively. In a recent poll conducted by USA Today, 49 percent (and climbing) of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy.

It hasn't taken Americans long to recognize that we were short-changed on the promises then-candidate Obama made to us about his stewardship of the nation's finances. It is time for the president to start following through on government policies of fiscal discipline and decreased spending, beginning with his own cabinet. Then, perhaps an increasing number of Americans wouldn't be telling President Obama that he can keep his "change."