Yeah, just like now, right? Nothing was cut because the funding for these so called cuts will still go on. Damn, are we stupid. Bonehead has got to go.
Nothing could be cut because both the senate and the WH are in Democrat hands.
W. Bush, with a Republican congress could have changed things, except that so blessed many RINOs were in office, especially the senate, who *wanted* more government spending, that it had no chance.
Finally, the Tea Party has come along to put out as many RINOs as they can, so they will no longer have their control over the Republican party. This is so obvious that several RINO senators are not running for reelection this time, to avoid a bruising fight with conservative challengers.
This means that if the Republicans keep a healthy majority in the House, the only obstacle will be the POTUS, if he is a Democrat or a RINO. Instead, in 2012, the Republican candidate must be hardcore conservative, focused on taking a machete to the federal government.
Congress may still not lead, but they will likely flesh out his cuts, and he will make a bucket full of enemies who will strive to defeat him in 2016.
But if he is successful in cutting down the federal government in size, he can retire after four years, while everyone benefits from what he had done. Sure there will be a lot of screaming to bring back big government, but nobody is going to vote to do that.