Politicians could learn something from P90X success

Darren Rovell over at CNBC.com has this report on the wild success of the fitness program P90X.

P90X is a success because it is the exact reverse of what has been offered in the past. You have 90 days, but instead of working out for only minutes a day, you have workout hard for 60 to 90 minutes. The success stories and the bodies of those who do it turn out to be so outrageous that it ranks as one of the best word-of-mouth products you’ll ever see.

The "exact reverse of what has been offered in the past". P90X says, if you want to get in shape, it's going to require that you work extremely hard for 90 days. There are no shortcuts, gadgets, miracle supplements, or overpriced equipment that will just sit in your garage.

Maybe people are ready to hear something similar from their politicians, perhaps even the "exact reverse of what has been offered in the past". You want this country to not go bankrupt, to be around for your children, with all of the opportunities that you had growing up? Well, here are the choices, the cuts, we are all going to have to make. No more free rides, no more something for nothing. Let's get back to basics, and get this country back in the shape we all deserve it to be in.