Should Obama Be More Open to Compromise on Spending Cuts?

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-- -- -- our next guesses from President Obama calls for a balanced approach to debt and deficits its code for.

Higher taxes part of Republican national committee's message in a new web video entitled when in doubt.

Raise taxes there must be a lot of doubt because those taxes seem to be going a whole lot higher.

Here to talk about the solutions growing our economy creating jobs getting the national debt under control the chairman of the Republican National Committee price for -- -- good to have you -- broadcast tonight you've got to be excited another opportunity here the president to explain to you what.

From Portuguese should know.

That's an interesting way to lead into the question -- You listen I suppose the question.

-- know why I think that I you know that what we've been through this before with the pro.

-- and and I just don't find to be serious about resolving the problems.

That that are facing this country when it comes to spending and we almost spending is the issue.

But you know here's the deal he he he's gonna give a good speech.

He's a good campaigner I mean he's an alpha dog campaign and that's what he does so he talks and talks and talks but.

Unfortunately this doesn't win lose -- anyway anyway wins and welfare and and that's right -- and listen Willem very very.

That that's true and and that and the question is though aside from the winning -- aside from the campaign.

The bigger question facing America's what are we gonna do.

About the exploding size of government what are we gonna do about the exploding.

Spending problem we have in this country and so.

Look at.

It was the Republicans that offered to solutions on the -- on this sequester in in December.

It's Paul Ryan that once again for the third time in her -- is an offer a budget that cuts spending that tackles the debt window.

If that actually kind of doing business -- -- right go I have to.

But we had that discussion and we have battle action in the fact but here's the deal.

The -- is there's not all of us through it you all were rejected with purity your beauty year's deficit busting.

Debt reduce that Barack.

And the president prevail he -- what's gonna happen -- -- the president prevail but that doesn't mean but that doesn't mean little.

That's true the president prevailed and there's a lot of reasons for why the president prevail but I don't think one of the reasons the president prevailed is that the American people.

Don't think that we need to start figuring out how to get -- spending under control.

How to preserve Medicare Social Security for the future but you you you are -- -- you know and that's and that's a pretty apparent fact that the president one.

But what that means -- -- Doesn't mean that the president has a carte Blanche.

Piece of paper do it -- is he wants the other thing that's true is that the Republicans won a majority in the house.

Which means that the president has to work with Republicans in solving these problems which is not willing to do.

So we have an obligation to the American people to pass a budget to tackle the spending in the president has an obligation to work -- Yeah I well or not work with you I mean that's a choice or not or put us in just continue to lifting the -- Journal that he ought third in which was of a the only bipartisan.

Element in this whole debate you know we'll come to pass on March 1 -- at a -- point.

-- by the way wanted to I was police here that you've embarked on a listening tour.

You know we don't -- a lot -- -- -- Republicans -- you know -- I think we now understand you guys ventures -- -- lacking.

-- in November of last year and I think listing is real Smart.

I was -- yesterday by well by an anchor.

Since you know we do well I think of pain to Marco Rubio tonight is supposed to gives part of his response.

In in Spanish.

You what I said I said I think it's great.

Because the Democrats are -- all the time it's about time the Republicans learned how to pander and are going into the field to compete for the minority vote.

And I just want to say to you personally good on you.

Go get it.

-- thank you Lou thank you Lou I mean look what.

Which we can have all the voter contact in the world but if it's not quality contact over long period of time it's not going to work and so we saw in the last election is.

Mitt Romney ran a pretty good six month operation the problem is six month operations don't work so well against for your operations and when you have hundreds and hundreds of people.

In the community.

Getting to know people and our across America -- metal fabricating and it's much stronger you can't be telling me that the Republicans -- just figured out.

-- grass roots political activism.

Is taking dairy no way opponent of course nothing at all if you forgot where I come from -- you forgot where I come from a come from Wisconsin where it's all about the grassroots we've.

We -- -- how to win in a blue state Wisconsin and all about it for a the problem is is that when when when when you walk in the door two years ago.

And you have to dig at a 25 million dollars of debt.

And you and you get the currency back on track and then you you join in with a presidential campaign for a year it's that's not good enough.

But we have to do is we have can be sustainable or not making excuses they -- -- you're not maker or here are you -- no not at all at all you're an analyst clearing and you have to ready for the future.

Let's right and and that and the main thing is that all we have to be a coast to coast operation.

For years and years and years and then and only then.

Do I think that you're going to be able to see some of this tide turn.

And and in communities across America where you gotta go ask for the sale and if you don't ask for the sale you're not gonna get it.

Here's the bad news those elections cover on every two years and you -- win you've got a kit -- by.

And we wish her all the best writes we appreciate your being here.

The majority of State of the Union Address that.

-- -- -- Republican national committee chair and.

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