To the editor:
In a speech President Obama gave on Jan. 7, he said, “We’ve got a big hole that we’re digging ourselves out of.” What? Have you tried to picture in your mind’s eye just what it was that he was talking about? Digging out of a hole? If a hole is a bad thing, you fill it in, right? More digging makes the hole bigger, I would think. At the very least, you stop digging! The hole won’t go away, granted, but it also won’t get any bigger or deeper.