There are as many Democrats that are guilty as Republicans and their spending habits. And the fact is, is that Washington is just broken.
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Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.
We are the ones that are trying to get Washington spending under control so it can live within its means.
This is other people's money that Washington is appropriating and spending.
The American people are tired of the out-of-control spending, and they want Washington to get their act in order and stop spending money we don't have.
Washington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix that, and the first three problems are solved.
It is foolish for Republicans to continue opening the door to job-killing tax hikes while Democrats refuse to explain how they propose to reform mandatory spending - mostly entitlements - that makes up almost two-thirds of the federal budget.
When Mr. Obama entered office, he said all the right things about getting Washington spending under control. He even promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Obviously, that didn't happen.
Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget.
To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch.
Republicans spend and borrow, Democrats tax and spend.
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