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Former Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum on the fiscal cliff and the state of the Republican Party.
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You know -- -- I think in New York I'm I disagree on this subject but I think elections have consequence -- the American people.
Did seem to support and -- since been proven to -- that they want us to consider -- I don't agree with that but it is what it is.
But I think these hopes that Republicans are going through to find an alternative to raising rates are getting back human -- rates like limiting.
Deductions.
They -- -- gets so complicated and and even be worse for the rich or anyone else when you start from the mortgages and charities and announced.
Why not just ignore Oliver the president one to raise the rates on the rich fight for simpler tax system that might invites lower rates down the road.
But demand out of the Democrats in the interim real concessions rather than the non concessions -- getting now.
On spending.
What we needed demand concessions on spending and I handed -- -- and that's the point we're not getting any and so putting up taxes.
Is not a way of getting concessions in the few books and what was probably -- right from the get go they put up these underrated figure right so easy to your negotiated without god meant it as well that's it it has doubled my -- X at the started part of the problem is that.
That as you know.
Did not only will the Democrats want more in spend an end end end in taxes.
But they have in place with this.
Horrible deal that was done a year and a half ago with the debt ceiling which is the deal I mean there is a deal in place.
And it's Cameron calls at the fiscal -- but it was a deal that was -- a year and a half ago.
Republicans and Democrats and the president signed off on this allowing the tax increases to go back into place which -- but not do anything on taxes a year and a half ago.
And they say they signed on to half a trillion dollars in cuts in domestic programs and half -- -- -- defense.
Understand what this is as as a conservative.
Defense is 16%.
Of the budget.
The other.
84%.
Gets half a trillion defense gets half a trillion.
This is the that's a big to Democrat this Bill Clinton the Democrat -- and welcome those -- -- happy -- -- I would but I don't get out of every.
Hi Michael Grant second debate Romney.
Many argue now that would and I think this is an -- system Republicans these days to run and I would tail between their legs and they're a lighter blue they're not -- -- -- lighter -- little -- tennis cheap Democrats all right so.
Does that mean guys like you.
Can darn close to getting the nomination -- -- -- 111 primaries caucuses that.
You're just persona non Grata and well lower court the party that we new fiscal conservative be tough tough -- the -- I'm hoping that's not the case I'm hoping that you know we're gonna have some new members -- in.
And you know where are we should we say a decide and I got involved -- and -- not a fiscal thing but had to do if they'd had a UN treaty.
That that the left wants to foist on the United States has got the -- -- rights people disabilities.
And that thing was gonna pass and we got involved that organization that I that I -- compatriot voices.
We we stirred up stirred up the pot got people to pay attention what history -- editor Europe and I think it very commanding -- and we in the upper tier.
A prospective.
Presidential candidates you -- issued 400 I appreciate that but the point is I don't say it.
That's it sort of pat our our our organization -- -- but I ask a leading conservatively I guess I don't -- well we certainly gonna work to make sure that the -- conservatives in America hurt.
And and I certainly -- add my voice to that to the extent that I can get on television and they can't eyes are certainly what what -- -- -- you take a -- are seriously this time -- -- right couldn't get on Nickelodeon.
Fact that while.
We yet we we at a we at a little tough time getting some recognition early in the campaign but once -- burst through unit instant.
Street cred right well like -- said before.
The conservatives will be heard over the next couple of years and that everyone says of the tea parties dad and I think -- at the Republican Party -- -- There are a lot of folks understand that the the critical times that wherein and that this fix the fiscal cliff I'm not talking about what's happened on January -- -- -- about the long term financial products -- -- being have to -- version of that.
You can't and look at even even during the DP during the campaign -- -- -- warned about -- you get a video you have and I -- again.
I'm not being critical of of of our candidates but they would talk about how dire the circumstances are with our economy and our deficits.
And then they were -- they put forth a plan that didn't change in entitlement for ten years now how imported dire point.
-- how can we say the Medicare and Social Security markets that's forty.
Over 30% of our goods and the sad note it's tough -- they haven't said because because they didn't -- they we didn't make.
We made the case if there was -- there's a problem.
But -- when they looked at the solution so what can't be too big of a problem if you're not if you're waiting ten years to salt on Rick Santorum was a pleasant senator.
Thank you -- -- earliest days running and hardest working -- -- history of -- You almost pulled an all almost will be hard work does work in America does it does what not for you but it did well on you know -- -- price it was a good -- I'm watching political are speculative in the meantime.
