this week in europe president obama will get quite an earful from foreign leaders that believe as china does that the u.s.a. is in dire trouble because of its massive debt. if america s economy collapses, the whole world suffers. but americans are not getting that election yesterday in upstate new york where a democrat won a congressional seat in a heavy republican district shows that some voters simply don t understand that medicare has to be reformed. the winner democrat cathy hokul campaigned on not doing anything about the cost of medicare. her campaign scared elderly people. the fact is that the democratic party simply won t tell the truth. you can t sustain entitlements like medicare and social security based on present form there enough money to do it. no matter how much you raise taxes. talking points recommends you watch the movie too big to fail which debuted this week it chronicles how close the u.s.a. came to a financial collapse three years ago and how the bailout came j