According to Rush, other things Boehner told him were:
The spending cuts would not be accounting gimmicks, but actual cuts. There would be no cut in military spending.
The deal would include an agreement to bring the balanced budget amendment to a vote.
Boehner would not disclose who he would put on the committee, or when the cuts would take place.
I didn’t get the impression at all that Rush was exactly happy with this deal, but he was pretty close to the vest with his own opinion of it.
Thanks for the added details.
At least, it only goes to April 2012. That’s the good news.
Actual cuts..but WHEN?? not 10 years down the road..
Perhaps I’m overly optimistic, but this is probably the best we can hope for with The Tool in the White House and the Dems controlling the Senate.
I’d LOVE to have to revisit this in April next year, it keeps the Democrats, and, specifically, Obama, on the defensive.
Which is why Obama wants a solution that lasts until about November 9 of 2012.
Sorry folks, but Boehner is lying. Boehner is in the end, a weak man.
In 2013, we need a new Speaker, one with a Warrior mindset. We need a Speaker that views government as a "necessary evil" not as an inherent good.
The fundamental problem is that the current GOP leadership are truly Statists at heart. They ALL need to go.
Questions. Would any politician lie to Rush Limbaugh? Would any politician lie to the USA citizens?