Joe Scarborough: “this week as we start talking about the very important tax debate and the budget debate, I am looking forward to hearing…”

“this week as we start talking about the very important tax debate and the budget debate, I am looking forward to hearing positive discussions on where we move this country over the next 5, 10, 15 years, to see if we will finally come to grips with the economic uncertainties and try to balance our budgets and at the same time try to move forward in a positive manner to make sure we put money back into the pockets of middle-class, working Americans who for too long had seen their money sucked up in Washington and they see absolutely no return for their money. Unfortunately, instead of this afternoon of hearing discussions along those lines, we have heard that the Republicans have killed school lunch programs, we have heard that the Republicans have killed Big Bird, we have heard that the Republicans are slashing education funding. Well, let me tell you something: All three of those facts are simply misrepresentations, and they are wrong. First of all, you are not cutting spending on a bureaucratic program if you spend more money next year than you spent the previous year.”