The X factor in all of this, it seems to me, is growth.
Changing the process is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
I would begin by acknowledging that debt is a problem and it is a serious problem, and it is only going to get worse.
We are doing that to ourselves.
The difficult decisions today will be impossible 10 years from now.
It seems to me you have to look at both sides of the ledger if you are talking about stimulating economic growth.
But we are not going to be able to solve them as long as both sides of the political equation adhere to almost theologic...
It has always struck me as sensible for our Federal Government to adopt a similar method.
the problem is us. It is not the process.
We really need to take cognizance of the fact that we are just not even talking about three-quarters of the budget.
We want to meet the needs, but we do not want to necessarily pay for them.