Posted on 10/24/2012 9:13:00 PM PDT by chessplayer
At Monday's third presidential debate, President Obama pointedly promised that sequestered budget cuts that will affect defense spending "will not happen."
OBAMA: First of all, the sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed. It will not happen. [emphasis added]
The next morning, in an off-the-record interview with the editors of the Des Moines Register, President Obama reversed course, taking credit for a sequester that he anticipates will be "in place.":
OBAMA: "So when you combine the Bush tax cuts expiring, the sequester in place, the commitment of both myself and my opponent -- at least Governor Romney claims that he wants to reduce the deficit -- but were going to be in a position where I believe in the first six months we are going to solve that big piece of business."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
If Obama couldn’t talk out of both sides of his mouth, he’d have nothing to say.
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