a calculation having just been reelected that, hey, i m going to preserve for future presidents an ability not to negotiate over the debt ceiling, even though as senator portman pointed out, previous presidents have negotiated on this. that s why we introduced the idea of having to raise the debt ceiling. does the president bear responsibility? you are a democrat, you work for him, but out of government you can take a step back. does he also bear responsibility by playing around with default by pushing it this far? i ve been 3,000 miles from washington. i have to tell you, the american people are angry, they re frustrated, they re mad. they think that this town has gone nuts in the way they re dealing with it, and i think both sides will bear some responsibility for that. but i think the president has also indicated he s willing to negotiate on the key issues. the republicans want to negotiate on the key issues. for goodness sakes, that s where this ball game has to wind up. it has t
but i think the president has also indicated he s willing to negotiate on the key issues. the republicans want to negotiate on the key issues. for goodness sakes, that s where this ball game has to wind up. it has to wind up in the broader discussion about how do you reduce the deficit, how do you end this crazy sequester? because the fact is we are paying a heavy price right now for what is happening to this country. america is being weakened, and that s the last thing that ought to happen. members swear an oath to protect and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. what they re doing by the shutdown, by this threat on the debt limit, is weakening america and sending a message to the world that the united states can t govern. that s a lousy message for the world to hear. when sequester was passed, before it was passed, you warned, as defense secretary, of grave consequences for america s military readiness.
backwards. way back. it s like they re running towards a third world country while everybody is trying to be like us. it s a waste of time and money. i don t blame people for being sick and tired of it. in the senate, i have to say, we have seen something different happening. as you have mentioned. immigration. a farm bill. you know, if they want to cut spending, pass a farm bill. $24 billion in deficit reduction added by the way, to about 237b9 $5 trillion and deficit reduction. we have already put in place over the next ten years, so when they talk about they should do something about the deficit, we re already doing something about the deficit and if they would work with us and stop this crazy sequester and focus on outinnovating and outeducating in a global economy, we could do even more. also repeal obama care, that increases the deficit.
didn t know. the closet was locked that long. you gave me that memory. i realized, i liked that pink coat. but jay carney, the spokesperson for the president, had this statement back to sequester and the faa, physical be good news for america s traveling public if congress spares them these unnecessary delays. but ultimately, this is no more than a temporary band-aid that fails to address the overarching threat to our economy posed by the sequester s mindless cuts. or could it be that if you do look at the budget and find other ways to manage your pocketbook, that you can find extra cash in other areas that could pay for some of these furloughed employees. steve: that was interesting that clip you just read there because he s thanking them, but then calling them mindless. keep in mind, it was the white house itself that devised this crazy sequester thing and jay carney himself admitted it when bret baier was interviewing him on february 12 of this year on the special report show.
that the sequester is of this president of the united states. he was before it before he was against it, which kind of sounds familiar, doesn t it? the interesting thing is that, you know, the republicans going to be on the hook for this one again because as we discussed before,s message. no, no. because if the president gets his way. he s been successful in blaming the republicans in the past and that s how he got the tax hikes before the end of the year so he s obviously going back to the same messaging. how can he be on the hook for something he invented? the messaging has been effective for him. i m not saying who is right or wrong, i m saying the messaging has been effective for him. nobody is going to argue with the fact we need to try to cut our budget because we way overspend effort think what makes this a complicated issue is people in the military will also lose their jobs. furloughed. and that s what is making the issue complicated. they are talking about a w