Monday, October 18, 2010

Yeah, the Republicans are fiscal frauds. Like we didn't know that already.

This from Andrew Sullivan, quoting Chris Wallace going after Carly Fiorina. Remember, whenever a Republican talks about going after the Deficit, ask them what they'll cut. They'll never tell you.

Same thing happened on Bill Maher over the weekend. He had a Teabagger on, and he asked her flat out, what would you cut. All she'd say is that National Security was off the table.

WALLACE: I’m going to try one last time, and if you don’t want to answer it, Miss Fiorina, you don’t have to.

FIORINA: It’s not a question of not wanting to answer it!

WALLACE: Let me ask the question, if I may, please. You’re not willing to put forward a single benefit – I’m not talking about the people 60 or let alone 65, or 70. I’m talking about people under 55. You’re not willing to say there is a single benefit eligibility for Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security that you are willing to say “Yeah, I would cut that?”

FIORINA: What I think we need to do to engage the American people in a conversation about entitlement reform is to have a bipartisan group of people who come together and put every solution on the table, every alternative on the table. Then we ought to engage in a long conversation with the American people so they understand the choices.

Of course, as Andrew pointed out, she was against the Bipartisan Deficit Commission.