Gregg: from Cabinet to chief fiscal critic

Senator Gregg is a highly respected elected official, but at some point he needs to take his power and use it to improve the state of the country. I don't mind that he didn't want to participate in President Obama's cabinet because in all likelihood I don't see how much influence or leeway he really would have had and it would have potentially been very damaging to Republicans in the next election. However, I would like to Senator Gregg come up with some things he feels will get us back on track rather than simply criticize what's going on. Our country will be better prepared to move forward if we have all the potential options on the table rather than simply one side of the coin, and someone like Gregg has the ability to give us those opportunities. When we have a responsible party model of government which we are very close to today, then the opposing party is not only supposed to provide accountability for the party in power, but also to provide alternative options. All I hear about is that the budget is too big and that spending on health care and things of that nature are too expensive. Considering I am not an expert or privy to the information that our Congressmen are, I would like to see the best possible budget put forward and for that to happen we need to have the pros and cons of each key issue and then make a determination as to whether it is a worthwhile investment of public taxpayer money.