them to propose solutions for our nation s toughest problems. joining me with more on the no american debt is the organization s chairman governor pataki. god to see you. 14.3 trillion. it is a crime against the future, our children. by the with what way, this administration by the end of its first four years will have run up more debt than the history of the united states before president obama took office. sean: in one term. in one term. you mentioned with we are going to criticize president obama s plan. he really didn t have a plan. we are looking at more than a 1 1/2 trillion of debt this year. sean: 1.65. 1.65 trillion. you had the bowles-simpson commission. the president s own commission came out with solid recommendations he walked away. congressman ryan with a bold initiative to cut six trillion out of the deficit.
them to propose solutions for our nation s toughest problems. joining me with more on the no american debt is the organization s chairman governor pataki. god to see you. 14.3 trillion. it is a crime against the future, our children. by the with what way, this administration by the end of its first four years will have run up more debt than the history of the united states before president obama took office. sean: in one term. in one term. you mentioned with we are going to criticize president obama s plan. he really didn t have a plan. we are looking at more than a 1 1/2 trillion of debt this year. sean: 1.65. 1.65 trillion. you had the bowles-simpson commission. the president s own commission came out with solid recommendations he walked away. congressman ryan with a bold initiative to cut six trillion out of the deficit. instead of engaging in
nomination. and he dove right into the budget debate. we are going to encounter a financial collapse because, quite simply, we can t repay $14 trillion in debt when we re racking up $1.65 trillion in debt going forward. nbc news deputy political director mark murray joins me now. what does this mean for the other gop candidates, this new person in the ring? well, it means there will be just another person they re going to have to share the stage with at the upcoming presidential debates and someone who would be getting some attention from prospective republican voters. for those who don t know who gary johnson is, he s the former two-term governor of new mexico. he s also a classic libertarian. so he favors the legalization of marijuana. he also opposes the wars in iraq and afghanistan. all of those things would put him at odds with most republican voters. the one thing that he shares with most republicans, lower taxes and also a limited
is any deal with a democrat a bad deal? i m serious. any deal with a democrat is a bad deal? that seems to be the lingo. for a while there, boehner, the speaker was saying, compromise is a bad word. is it a bad word to you? let me answer your first question first. are we loyal to the republican party or the democratic party? we re not loyal to politicians or parties. that wasn t my question. my question was, is any compromise bad? well, the first thing you asked me was that, but is any compromise bad? it depends on what the compromise is. look, the republicans campaigned on they were going to cut spending by $100 billion and we have a $1.65 trillion deficit this year, chris. then they immediately backed off of that after gaining power and went to $61 billion. they settled for $38.5 billion, and the cbo today released a report saying that only 352 million, with an m, will be saved. yeah, i read that. that results they are cutting back 51 minutes of federal spending over the
no question it will be interesting to watch. congressman mcdermott, we appreciate it. you re welcome. for more on the reaction of the other side, justin phillips, leader of the tea party nation, who s vowed to primary boehner next year. you heard us say eric erickson said he should be horsewhipped. i don t want to see anything violent or extreme, just a better candidate to replace him. what would the candidate do? just say no, no, no and never any deals? no deal is better than a bad deal. look, the country is broke. we ve got a $1.65 trillion deficit. boehner came in, it was going to be cut by a hundred billion, then 61 billion, then 31 billion. according to the cbo today, the deficit is going to be cut by a whopping $352 million that s like owing $16,000 on your car