to this debate about the budget. from where you sit as a governor, here you have this tension right now between the parties, and the president, i thought, really sort of clarifying his position this week saying we don t have a debt crisis, we are not in a hurry to balance this budget. let s focus on the economy first. i think we need to do both. in our states when i ran i talked about both the economic and fiscal crisis we faced and we acted on it. most governors, democrat or republican, not only because we have balanced budgets in all but once state but more importantly because we understand a balanced budget, it s spending within your means and connects you to the economy. we need to do both, create a better environment for jobs but also live within our means. talk act reality, as well. you just heard it. no ratio of spending cuts to revenue increases republicans will accept. democrats will not cut or reform entitlements on their own. so there is no grand bargain to be had. it
governor, here you have this tension right now between the parties, and the president, i thought, really sort of clarifying his position this week saying we don t have a debt crisis, we are not in a hurry to balance this budget. let s focus on the economy first. i think we need to do both. in our states when i ran i talked about both the economic and fiscal crisis we faced and we acted on it. most governors, democrat or republican, not only because we have balanced budgets in all but once state but more importantly because we understand a balanced budget, it s spending within your means and connects you to the economy. we need to do both, create a better environment for jobs but also live within our means. talk act reality, as well. you just heard it. no ratio of spending cuts to revenue increases republicans will accept. democrats will not cut or reform entitlements on their own. so there is no grand bargain to be had. it s the problem overall. one of the frustrations in washing