Key to avoiding cliff: Will Pres O cut spending? Will he compromise? I bet even if Rs raise taxes, O won't cut spending.
@AriFleischer Obama's opening bid committed to $400 billion in entitlement savings plus other cuts to non-entitlement mandatory pgms.
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@jonathanweisman Yes. For next year. Not now. And no specifics. Plus a deal on taxes doesn't turn off the sequester. -
@AriFleischer Agree no specifics & no numbers but the promised cuts to non-entitlement mandatory pgms are up front right now, not in future. -
@jonathanweisman Exactly. Promises. After not really dealing with problem 4 last 2 years, i hoped he wld go beyond a promise down the road. -
@AriFleischer I repeat, cuts to non-entitlement mandatory pgms in Geithner proffer are up front right now, not in future. What is counter? -
@jonathanweisman what programs are those? -
@AriFleischer We know some. Biggest are farm programs in Senate-passed farm bill, which Geithner said he'd put into#FiscalCliff deal -
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