cooperation. i think just because i m a political independent that probably helps me get to work with both members of both sides. but the honest truth is that people doing the real work are the members of congress, from both parties, who are joining together, building trust, and listening to each other. so you talk about senator warner and coburn, they have a better understanding of why senator coburn wants to keep government small, why senator warner want toss protect progressive values, they ve built that trust on their own which is why i think groups like this, bipartisan groups and the senate and house working together are really critical in moving the tough issues forward, because if you don t have that, when we talk about the realities, that we re going to have to make changes in entitlements, think about raising the retirement age, talk about your revenue, they are going to just beat each other up unless they decide to go at this in a united, bipartisan way, so it s the key to s
this november. growth the message you are talking about the republican leaders came out with last week was cutting spending, small government. basically things that the tea party says. a couple years ago you had your shot at it and you didn t do that. why should the voters now believe you when you come out with this? well, because i think a couple of things has happened. one we ve learned from that blunder. when you step away from a principle, that s a foundational principle when it comes to tax and fiscal policy to keep government small, to make sure the tax base is not over liburdsome for businesses and families. greta: i know that s your principle. the problem is, you got to have the do with it. right, that s my point. greta: the american voters are raw. a lot of voters are not convinced the democrats are going to do that or the republicans. i understand that completely that is part of why we have been on the road talking to voters and
this november. growth the message you are talking about the republican leaders came out with last week was cutting spending, small government. basically things that the tea party says. a couple years ago you had your shot at it and you didn t do that. why should the voters now believe you when you come out with this? well, because i think a couple of things has happened. one we ve learned from that blunder. when you step away from a principle, that s a foundational principle when it comes to tax and fiscal policy to keep government small, to make sure the tax base is not over liburdsome for businesses and families. greta: i know that s your principle. the problem is, you got to have the do with it. right, that s my point. greta: the american voters are raw. a lot of voters are not convinced the democrats are going to do that or the republicans. i understand that completely that is part of why we have been on the road talking to voters and
this november. growth the message you are talking about the republican leaders came out with last week was cutting spending, small government. basically things that the tea party says. a couple years ago you had your shot at it and you didn t do that. why should the voters now believe you when you come out with this? well, because i think a couple of things has happened. one we ve learned from that blunder. when you step away from a principle, that s a foundational principle when it comes to tax and fiscal policy to keep government small, to make sure the tax base is not over liburdsome for businesses and families. greta: i know that s your principle. the problem is, you got to have the do with it. right, that s my point. greta: the american voters are raw. a lot of voters are not convinced the democrats are going to do that or the republicans. i understand that completely that is part of why we have been on the road talking to voters and