I do not understand why a measure of success is comparing one third grade to another third grade.

Spending as a share of our national income is the highest it has been in 60 years.

we do not just have a spending problem, although we do have a spending problem, we also have a revenue problem.

We are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar that we spend.

Let's get real. Yes, we have to do spending and yes, we have to do revenue.

I do not see any way around, and the question is timing.

I am serious about cutting spending and I voted to do it on the Commission.

All of us--all of us--have to be in on the solution.

I think it has been inappropriate for the administration to raise the specter of a default on our debt.

Revenue as a share of our national income is the lowest it has been in 60 years.

I believe that we are already in the early stages of a fiscal train wreck.