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Well, I believe the CCB and the Ryan plan called for around 120B in cuts next year. So it would have to start with that. I’d like to see at least 200B in cuts next year.

Even at the peak of the Clinton years they were cutting less than 100B a year from the deficit.

I think if they can get at least 150B in cuts next year that’d be a good start.

Keep in mind that in a meeting with the GOP the Obama OMB director Lew admitted that the WH plan only called for 2B in cuts next year:

In Monday’s White House meeting, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asked Mr. Obama’s budget director, Jack Lew, how much the deal on the table would cut discretionary spending next year. Mr. Lew responded, “$2 billion.” That’s a mere 0.3 percent cut overall. With the purported Aug. 2 default deadline around the corner, a deal acceptable to conservatives is not going to happen.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/12/debt-talk-endgame/print/

So that’s where Obama and the dems were. 2 billion in cuts next year in discetionary spending. That’s it. Why the GOP hasn’t trumpeted this from the rooftops and mentioned it at every chance I have no idea.

So if the GOP can get a minimum 150B in cuts(and that would have to exclude any defense cuts), I’d call that significant.