[WOSG]

It’s not 78.4B..........Boehner is playing games with the numbers. It’s 78.4B from what Obama originally proposed last year for this fiscal year. It’s only a 38B cut from what was spent last year.

Thanks for the explanation. I've seen Dems bandy that $70b number about, even a Dem said that since Obama agreed to $70b and GOP wanted $60b, Obama wanted more cuts!! ... Only in Dem-world is a spending level less than some fantastic increase that you never enacted a 'cut'.

The GOP side has been using the $40 b number, and that is more like the real cut number, since its a real cut from the levels of last year.

[Jim from C-Town]

You have to remember they already had 6 continuing resolutions that cut over 12 billion already. That comes in at around 52 Billion over all. from previous spending levels.

Boehner did as well as can be expected. I am still no fan. He and the Republicans in general are much too diplomatic. ‘Scumbag’ is about as close to civil as I could muster whenever commenting about Reid Or Obama. Than again I am not a politician.

[FredZarguna]

My daughter wanted a pony when she was four. She did not get the pony. I saved several thousand dollars. When she was 14, she wanted a MacBook Pro; I saved several more thousand dollars. This year, she wanted a new sports car; I'm going to save $45,000. This is the logic by which this EPIC FAIL becomes a HUGE WIN. Unfortunately, it doesn't flow any cash.

I wish Speaker Boenher a BIG WIN like this the next time the caucus votes for leadership.