Hey Baltimore Sun, stop with the scare tactics. If the debt limit is not raised by August 2, contrary to your editorial ("GOP plays chicken" June 5) the sky will not fall. Not raising the debt level only means that the Obama administration and Congress will have to start taking money from other programs to pay the interest on our debt so we will not default.

What other programs? Well, we can start with eliminating foreign aid to nations that do not support us. Also stop the implementation of Obamacare that the majority of Americans do not want (remember the 2010 elections). How about all those worthless government departments, such as the education department, that cannot show any improvement in results since their creation to justify their existence. What about the dramatic increase in the number of government employees over the past two years? With the new austerity mindset, do we really need them? And let's stop with the nation building stuff and bring our troops (and treasure) home.

And stop with the slams on Republicans budget fixes. The Sun and other news organizations were fast (and correct) by attacking the Republicans for not offering a health care plan in response to Obamacare. However, where is your outrage against President Obama and the Democrats for not offering a plan to cut spending and fix our debt crisis? The hypocrisy and favoritism by The Sun is really obvious.

Ron Wirsing, Havre de Grace