I respectfully request that you hold true to one of your campaign promises.  You promised to get rid of / reform earmarks (you know, that pork barrel spending that goes on in Congress), and this is something you are quite capable of doing.  It is also quite simple.
 

All you need to do is VETO any bill that comes before you if it has one or more earmarks attached to it.  Ask Congress to send you only bills that are free of earmarks.  That's it!

You would be a hero if you did this.

In addition, I'd recommend the following advice:

• Forget about socialized medicine in the USA.  Why are so many wealthy Canadian's coming to the US for their operations?  Our system, although costly, is much more efficient.
• Renew the Bush tax cuts.  If you do not, you will be raising taxes on the middle class in 2010.
• Drop the Carbon Cap and Trade idea.  It will increase energy costs for ALL Americans.
• Why not try a gutsy move by cutting taxes for ALL Americans and cutting government spending, as well?  This will help the economy more than any other plan Congress can come up with.
• Stop complaining about the bad economy you inherited and the debt you inherited as if it was all the fault of the past eight years.  The problems we are seeing came from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress over many, many years.  They authorized the spending and passed the bills that got us into this mess.  Also to blame, of course, are all of the past presidents who signed such legislation into law, instead of vetoing it.

I wish we had gridlock again.  Things were much better when Congress couldn't act.

Sincerely,

Greg, from Michigan