When Pressed, Republicans Can’t Name Any Spending They Want To Cut

[ProfessorPlum]

Run time: 05:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl-qPE8AfqQ   Posted on YouTube: October 04, 2010 By YouTube Member: ThinkProgress2 Views on YouTube: 3102   Posted on DU: October 05, 2010 By DU Member: ProfessorPlum Views on DU: 879

 
From ThinkProgress: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/04/video-gop-no-idea-cuts/

For the past year and half, Republicans have done little else but urgently demand that the federal government drastically cut spending to reduce the deficit. However, like much of the rest of their agenda, Republicans have been remarkably vague on what they would actually cut.

In interview after interview, journalists have pushed, and even begged, GOP leaders for specifics, always to no avail. When pressed, they hem and haw, often appearing uncomfortable — and in the case of Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), visibly angry — but can offer nothing more than cop-out answers like repealing unsent stimulus money or an “across the board” cut on all spending. ThinkProgress has compiled some of the more embarrassing of these moments.

The video features, respectively, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ), California GOP Senate nominee Carly Fiorina, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. John Boozman (R-AR), Gregg, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-AZ). This represents a large portion of the GOP leadership, but there are countless other examples as well.

Fiscal conservatives and tea party activists had been hoping that the House GOP’s recently released “Pledge to America” would finally offer specifics on major government cuts — they were almost universally disappointed. After racking up huge deficits under President Bush, Republicans still have no idea — or perhaps desire — to get spending under control.

[opihimoimoi]

1. They wanna balance the BUDGET??? ROTFLMGO...and keep the tax cuts for the RICH?

They are so full of shit it boggles the mind

[janewin]

2. To be fair

If they dared say what they want to cut, they will be called kooks and run out of the political mainstream. I can show you videos where elected repubs stated programs like departments and budgets like the defense they are willing to cut. But thats from just the 1% of the repubs out there.

[ProfessorPlum]

4. Oh, yes, by all means let's be fair

[OHdem10]

3. They will not expose their plans to cut programs.---this would give

Democrats would glob and use the cuts against them
in the campaigns.

Simply put, it is politics which is giving the Republicans
reason not to put out which cuts they wish to make before
the election.

[subterranean]

5. John Boner says they'll let the American people tell them what to cut.

He doesn't know, he just works there. It's the American people's responsibility to tell them how to balance the budget. :sarcasm:

[Mnpaul]

6. They should have used more footage of Boehner on Fox

I happened to see that one. Boehner looked like an idiot

[lumpy]

7. Boehner said it, by going down that path you just invite all kinds

of problems. Don't Ask Don't Tell........

[activa8tr]

8. That was such a choice and great clip. Republicans are AFRAID to

tell what they would do.

One more reason NOT to ever vote Republican when they cannot tell you what they would do if elected.

I loved that FAUX outrage from Judd Gregg, he isn't even running for office any more, taking his pensions and taxpayer funded healthcare and leaving DC.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Kick!