Obama's extreme, not tea party

President Obama claims that Americans who dare to disagree with him may incite "extreme elements" to violence. I am not an "extreme element" and, though I disagree with him about most things, I do not become violent.

OK, so I do complain about him a lot and sometimes I curse him under my breath and sometimes shout at his image on TV when my wife is not around to complain. The most extreme thing I have done is attend the "tea party" demonstrations and write angry letters to the editor.

Here are some of my extremist disageements with Obama: His health care plan is misguided and will cost the government and taxpayers trillions of dollars without improving health care. He has no idea how to reduce unemployment, and he has wasted trillions on bailouts and job stimulus programs with little effect. He is not qualified for the presidency because none of his prior experience prepared him for the job.

Obama should realize that the tea party movement is not extreme, but that his mad spending and socialist programs are.

Robert Graham

Naperville