Chris Dodd: “These are our choices. There are those who may think the path we are on is a reasonable and sound one, that these…”

“These are our choices. There are those who may think the path we are on is a reasonable and sound one, that these numbers really do not make any difference. We hear that all the time: Deficits don't matter. My colleague from North Dakota has laid out exactly why they do matter and why we are going to have to pay for these things and get our fiscal picture in shape, or we are going to pay an awful price. When we think of the IMF warning countries about their economic policies or fiscal policies, we are normally talking about third and fourth world nations. Here is the head of the IMF now telling the greatest economy in the history of the world: You better get your act together; not only are you going to hurt yourself, but you are going to hurt the world economy. In a few days, Americans have a choice to make, and the choice the Senator from North Dakota laid out is a clear one. Politics is about the future. What the Senator is talking about is the future. I am tired hearing about debates 40 years ago. Americans want to know what is going to happen to their kids and grandchildren, and the Senator from North Dakota laid out the scenario that if we do not make the right choices, it will cost us dearly.”