welcome to the journal editorial report. i m paul gigot, with days to go. president obama turned up heat on republicans this week saying they would be to blame if across the board spending cuts take effect on march 1st, appearing on tuesday with firefighters, police officers, and other first responders, the president claimed the consequences of such cuts would be dire. people will lose their jobs. it will jeopardize our military readiness, eviscerate job creating investments, thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids. but in a wall street journal op-ed john boehner shot back saying the sequester was the white house s idea in the first place and a product of president obama s own failed leadership. joining the panel this week, wall street columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, jason, and kim strassel. kim, let s start with the merits first and the president s claims of cata