Obama Literally Checks Out: Leaves White House for One-on-one Time with Americans

This seems like an okay idea to me because everything he does in Washington seems like a scandal or a foreign policy blunder.

A poignant letter from one of those Americans prompted Obama to fly to Minnesota to spend time Thursday with Rebekah Erler, an accountant and mother of two whose tale of financial struggle made its way to Obama's desk, one of the 10 letters from Americans that Obama reads each night.

As he joined Erler, 36, for burgers under dim neon lights advertising beer at Matt's Bar, her quest to do right by her family despite economic headwinds animated the president's rallying cry for Washington to pay attention to the plight of the American middle class. It's a popular theme for Democrats in a midterm election year.

Erler complained about high costs of groceries, childcare, her husband cannot find a good job and how much student loan debts she has to pay. Well if Obama really wants to do some good create a national child care initiative. 

For single women child-care is a huge deal and prevents some from working and others from getting a higher paying job. Obama can create a public and private partnership where the Government licenses nannies and child care centers that are privately run. Then provide a tax break for child care that can be claimed on your taxes if you put your child into one of the licensed centers or have a relative take care of them. I'm sure the GOP wouldn't vote against a bill that will help mothers with young kids.