what would have happened in the financial system? who in the financial system thinks it didn t stabilize the financial system? republicans had a proposal. it was a backstop, not a handout. we could have worked out this. as a lot of the postmortem analysis suggested we could. look this, is not a choice between the failed economic policies of the present and the failed economic policies of the past. i know that the democrats want to frame it that way. what republicans are saying is we have to get back. we have to end the era of borrowing and spending and bailouts and government takeovers. we have to repeal obamacare lock, stop, and barrel. oppose the cap in trade schemes and get back to the practice of fiscal responsibility and the kind of choices that make america strong again. name me one choice that they ll stand by if they want to reduce the deficit and rein in spending. i read through this. where s the painful choice you re prepared to make on never thought you ask. cut
borrowing and spending and bailouts and government takeovers. we have to repeal obamacare lock, stop, and barrel. oppose the cap in trade schemes and get back to the practice of fiscal responsibility and the kind of choices that make america strong again. name me one choice that they ll stand by if they want to reduce the deficit and rein in spending. i read through this. where s the painful choice you re prepared to make on never thought you ask. cut the discretionary spending. on what? name the painful choice on a program you re going to cut. reduce government employment back down to 2008 levels. that s $35 billion over ten. we could eliminate government programs like the save america s treasures like the what about entitlement spending? raise the retirement age as john boehner suggested would be a good idea on social security? the last time i was on the program, we keep our promises to seniors and near seniors, but for americans under the age of 40, we have to be
less debt, less government takeovers, that s what people are sayingy saying all over the country. democrat, independents. reporter: i asked if that included mitch mcconnell, part of the establishment. he said he does not think so, tony, but he admitted although he thinks christine o donnell can win the general election in delaware, he admitted it is going to be harder for her to do that but he s going to help her try. speaking of the establish, number two on the ticker, the man in charge of electing republicans. john cornyn, issued a statement sounding kum ba yah court, iowa call it, saying they do strongly support christine o donnell and that she is something that they will get behind. they re going to give a small amount of money, $42,000 to her campaign. i also just interviewed him moments ago, and he said that, look, he understands that there is a message to people like him in the republican establishment. from with the party. this is not the first time that
but it s not so much about the mess arpblgs jenna, as it is the principles under the message. americans are tired of being told things and then us not following through in washington. i think if republicans are entrusted with the majority, again, this time, we need to do what we re going to what we say we re going to do and all the candidates that i m supporting are ones that i feel like have a strong conviction towards limited government and less debt, less government takeovers, less taxes, the things that i think all americans are looking for right now. jenna: but senator, some of your critics say that your backing of these candidates will cost the republicans the majority in the senate. what do you say to that? well, i don t want the majority back in we don t believe anything. i came into the senate, we had 55 senators, large majority in the house, republican in the white house, and frankly, we didn t do what we said we were going to do, so i think if we want the numbers, if we
reads in part, if the president is serious about finally focusing on the jobs, a good start would be taking the advice of the recently departed budget director and freezing all tax rates, coupled with government spending to where it was before the bailouts, government takeovers, and stimulus spending sprees. that s from the minority leader john boehner. secretary of state hillary clinton warning that america s growing debt poses a national security threat. secretary of state clinton urged both democrats and republicans to tackle the problem because she believes it projects a, quote, weakness internationally. our rising debt levels poses a national security threat. it undermines our capacity to act in our own interests. and it does constrain us where constraint may be undesirable. and it also sends a message of weakness internationally. hillary clinton speaking of the council on foreign relations