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Rep. John Garamendi, (D-Calif.), on the issues Obama addressed in his speech at the Democratic Convention.
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John -- actually -- -- right now the Democrats for the -- state of California.
Congress endured the president tonight and I'm not taking sides of this issue were picked apart a lot of things -- Mitt Romney's last week.
But what bothers me sometimes sir is.
-- someone doesn't own -- mid single mistake.
George Bush had this problem remember when he was famously asked.
Eddie Eddie mistakes and it -- -- really at that time couldn't think of one.
This president's at my story my problem might be might story that in -- -- -- told that are not so that I paraphrasing.
But that bothers me I didn't.
When you don't admit -- -- -- blame everything on the other guys I'm just worried you.
Well I didn't hear him say that at all I heard say that he did.
He did understand that there were mistakes that there were ways that could've been done better.
But he said that very clearly he didn't enumerate them and perhaps that's what you want to be here.
But he did say that there were things that's could've been done differently he would have done differently after the experience.
But this was really a very very.
How much can I needed it maybe I missed it but I'm at a deferred you would allow -- spots related I didn't hear him say I -- this I didn't -- and say.
I -- it -- -- bad budget deal.
Down republicans' throats and I was shocked that they didn't buy it.
So I didn't hear that now I'm not expecting politicians to be Lily -- states.
-- on the Republican side but sure but they got barricades want to see.
Look Mr.
President we -- -- a lousy recovery here.
Are you available for anything.
Well I think he did say that there were mistakes and everything she would do differently he obviously didn't enumerated and I wouldn't expect.
I would think any of us -- expected to be done in this particular speech.
However but he did lay out in this speech was something that we certainly didn't hear from the Republican Convention and that was a series of very very specific programs.
And he wants to take on over the next four years education making -- an American manufacturing.
Infrastructure energy policy and national security issues those are fundamental issues he laid out.
Not only a little of the specifics but he laid out the broad vision and the direction that he wants is to go that's very very.
You and I do that but -- you and I I'm sorry but -- right sort of this -- -- -- psychologist but I tell you.
All this great vision and strategy at destined for the future.
I also like to enough Fox News alert in the middle of it we're broke.
-- no money but there's nothing of the till we're sixty trillion dollars in debt and we're spending money like we're not and I.
I just was presented you know if I had my options I would do this but I don't have those options -- we got to do -- -- He's talking narrowly about investing -- Democrats here we're talking about you know giving you did you for the he did say we're getting strategic with squat.
Well he he also laid out and has several times laid out very clear vision about how to bring the deficit down.
And he did say that when the war is over he's going to invest that 88 billion dollars.
On America by building in America building that's -- that.
Already been factored -- budgets right I'd be done that -- little ready.
Factored out here and eurozone actually right now don't listen to what you're saying congress -- saying -- let's budget in like we're gonna buy a new car every year.
When it fact we don't -- -- new -- every year we buy one every three or four years -- reluctant.
And he's -- and that -- savings that he could stand.
We did not there.
Well he didn't say all of it would be spent he did say that it would be coming home and that's very very important this over a hundred billion dollars in Iraq right now and we've got in that -- -- that money home bring our troops on.
But also if you look at the way the budget is -- going forward there's -- -- and that an assumption in the current budget and in the current deficits.
That it's over fifty billion dollars for the next decade to be spent in Afghanistan.
No way no how that was a real savings we could bring home there's also some very serious savings that are in the defense program not the sequestration but other cities that are there all of these things add up to a very very -- program the president's laid out.
All right congress hope springs -- like a pleasure -- That's always I think that just let me thank you sir are providing the equal coverage for both.
And that's very very appreciated by me and I'm sure by others who watch.
Well we -- very much we value your coming on congress and as always thank you certainty.
