No Paul Bunyan axe for Obama |
From CBS News:
President Obama said he'd take a scalpel to the budget instead of a machete. So far, though, he appears to be wielding a butter knife - trimming little more than soft edges.Technorati tags: Democrats politics Obama Barack Obama deficit democrat
The White House insists they're meeting the Republicans half way on budget cuts, but the numbers simply don't add up.
Here's the White House's fuzzy math:
White House cuts:
Freeze on 2011 spending: $40.8 billion
Cuts in Senate bill: $4.0 billion
New proposed cuts: $6.5 billion
Total: $51.3 billion
Republican cuts:
Freeze on 2011 spending: $40.8 billion
Cuts in House bill: $61.5 billion
Total: $102.3 billion
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