Key to avoiding cliff: Will Pres O cut spending? Will he compromise? I bet even if Rs raise taxes, O won't cut spending.
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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.
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@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? -
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@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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@jonathanweisman non-entitlement mandatories? What's that?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman@AriFleischer POTUS promised to close Gitmo, too. Promises good enough for NYT reporters now? -
@GPollowitz@arifleischer Senate yestdy again passed bipartisan amendment blocking transfer of Gitmo detainees to US. Whose fault is Gitmo? -
@jonathanweisman@arifleischer um, Obama and the Dems? Really odd how such a big issue got mushroomed once Dem in the WH. -
@GPollowitz@arifleischer Author of amendment was Sen. Ayotte, R-NH. Just FYI. -
@jonathanweisman@AriFleischer I look forward to Pres. Obama's promised veto then. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/senate-votes-bar-transfer-guantanamo-bay-detainees-u-s-year-article-1.1210713 …
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