to reduce the deficit, but americans do not support sacrificing any real spending cuts for more tax hikes. the white house believes house republicans, who have warmed up to the idea of letting the sequester take effect, may get a wake-up call as they continue to see those the economy contract, that the fourth quarter numbers will be a wake-up call. the president pointed out yesterday that those cuts in defense spending caused the economy to shrink at the end of 2012. we ve been reminded that while it s critical for us to cut wasteful spending we can t just cut our way to prosperity. deep, indiscriminate cuts to things like education and training, energy and national security will cost us jobs. new numbers from the congressional budget office may provide some ammunition. the cbo projects the economy will grow at a measly rate of 1.4% this year and 3.4% next year. the cbo forecast is correct, 2014 will be the sixth consecutive year with
show everybody you re not just saying that? there is a theory called rational expectations. people look forward into the future and they behave rationally based on what they see. if you see government expenses ran at 18 to 20% historically, if you look at the cbo forecast, runs up to 24% over the next five years the next 25 years, i don t think anybody looks at that and says, unless we do something differently and make some very thoughtful and careful changes, that that s a great business environment. when you see the president fighting to avoid any changes, the current president, i think if you have somebody in there who says, i m going to be careful and thoughtful about making the changes, which will put the long-term trajectory back where it needs to be, where it was historically, which produced the success of the u.s. that s go going to lead to a lot of confidence today. brian: i m sure mitt romney thanks ed conner. good hire. congratulations on the success of your book. th