President Obama proposes a budget for 2011 with a deficit of nearly $ 1.3 trillion . Fareed Zakaria says America 's failure to solve its budget problem hurts international image . So the president released his budget this week , projecting deficits almost as far as the eye can see . He says a simple set of common sense measures could put the budget back on track . Comment: Fixes politically untenable because parties wo n't compromise to find solutions .
President Obama proposes a budget for 2011 with a deficit of nearly $ 1.3 trillion . Fareed Zakaria says America 's failure to solve its budget problem hurts international image . He says a simple set of common sense measures could put the budget back on track . Comment: Fixes politically untenable because parties wo n't compromise to find solutions .