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Blame game continues over nearing sequester cuts

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    Democratic strategist Joe Trippi weighs in

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-- game into high gear.

I know that sometimes folks in congress think the compromise.

Is a bad -- Thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off.

Tens of thousands of parents will have to deal with finding child care for their children.

We're creating the sequester.

The award for worst idea goes to president Barack Obama of -- learning of his achievement President Obama says -- receive.

This -- -- deep gratitude.

Talk -- Republicans seizing on the Oscars last night to make the thing that.

Scott is exaggerating a Joseph -- course agrees with that series of that campaigns the democratic strategist extraordinaire Angeles right now.

Bottom line is nothing's getting -- now you can make an argument that nothing getting done with 85 billion dollars worth of cuts that are better than no cuts.

Is okay when he's.

Well every.

It's going to be cuts and there's going to be 85 billion was not a Smart way to do it -- but look both sides agreed to this the president.

President's idea of Republicans -- along with -- thought it was a good way.

-- -- -- it wasn't gonna happen had no suddenly ended yet no one thought this was gonna happen -- but did that the reason we're talking about these drastic cuts -- -- is going they're making up the drastic cuts no.

We need them both drastic on both sides drastic -- defense drastic on some of the Democrats has.

You say dressing in the scheme of things yes the -- and -- and I'm not minimizing that.

But it.

No one is cutting anything in the aggregate it's -- it at -- it's slowing the rate of growth and some of these words and out I guess I'm just wondering if not even taking sides of this today.

If that causes such a probable.

What are we gonna do what we really -- But -- with that the reason here the reason it's causing this is because it's not look it there was flexibility built into that 85 billion.

Defense Department gets decide we're the cuts right around that go to target is no such -- is there yet there would be no problem what about public they are targeting the president sort of changed the goal post here by.

Knowing full well.

That you couldn't raise revenues in this and all of a sudden.

Revenues were -- part of the Princeton to settle this -- I think -- -- I think there's a -- we can have a legitimate debate about I mean and now -- -- today -- president change ago noted it -- now I don't think the president's been saying pretty much -- a dollar for dollar for awhile now I mean I think I think he was -- two and a half dollars for dollars.

Tim and our relatives -- -- -- sailors disproportionately.

You know tax hikes over spending cuts you've got your -- of lessons -- normal here's the thing.

Republicans think all the Democrat wants all over Democrats want to do is raise taxes Democrats think all the Republicans want to do is.

Cut spending.

He -- pay in social programs for me that's the tonight -- on each other okay compromise.

45 billion in in 55 billion in revenue 55 billion in cuts but -- -- -- problem and -- are not.

The amount of money coming in a moment ago and freedom -- goes out becomes an -- -- right.

-- don't isn't that.

And should not be the votes it's -- I think you're right about where the focus should be what I'm trying to do this this sequestration and I said I think.

-- earlier when we're off the air for a second was.

It's like look we gotta get rid of five pounds and we all agree we got to lose five pounds.

We can have white post action we could stop beating -- you know beating -- Or we can cut your hand off.

Tick -- get rid of five.

Five pounds well that that would be -- heavy hand yeah well no but I mean it's but I mean sequestration is more meat cutter.

Not really I thought fold the two parties agreeing on flexibility in making some cuts that would -- that's what.

That's right it's crazy about this really both sides just -- -- this point aren't just was -- my -- what is that -- --

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