This morning I read Speaker Boehner and Rep. Cantor’s op-ed in the USA Today. Let me address a few of their points.
First of all, we all know we’re going through a tough economic time. Our problems are eminently solvable, and it’s going to take some real work and some tough decisions to get there. So, there’s nothing wrong with our country, but there is something seriously wrong with the political games being played in Washington. If we want to get this economy moving again, we must stop the kind of political brinksmanship that we saw in the House during the debt ceiling debate and get to work.
We need to get our fiscal house in order and take a balanced, long-term approach to deficit reduction. That’s not just the President’s belief. It’s a bipartisan position over on Capitol Hill and a belief held by millions of Americans across the nation. In fact, Speaker Boehner was close to striking a balanced deal that raised significant revenues by closing loopholes and asking the wealthiest to pay a little more with the President – a deal that would have taken a balanced approach to reducing the deficit while investing in areas that will help the economy grow– but he decided to walk away from the table. We actually heard members of the Republican Party rooting for the United States to go into default and send shockwaves through our financial system. That’s not the kind of leadership the American people expect, and that’s not the type of leadership they deserve.
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