Friday, September 7, 2012

Is Defense Sequestration The White House's Fault

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More Evidence Defense Sequestration Originated in White House -- Alana Goodman, Commentary

The hulking budget cuts now facing the Pentagon were initially pitched to Harry Reid by the White House, which saw them as a way to leverage a tax-increasing “grand bargain” from Republicans, according to Bob Woodward’s latest book. Politico reports:

The book The Price of Politics, by Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward, makes it clear the idea for the draconian spending cuts originated in the White House – and not in Congress.

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My Comment: It is always easy to blame someone else for a disaster in the making. But in this case the Republicans who voted for sequestration knew exactly what they were voting for .... blaming the White House for taking advantage of their "stupidity and gullibility" is not a road that I would advise them to take.

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