Mitt Romney actually said...

"The president to agree to cut federal spending, to cap federal spending, and to put in place a balanced budget amendment."

"There are three mathematical ways to fix a deficit. One is, you can raise taxes a lot and for some reason that's what the president always thinks about. Let's just raise taxes."

"Come on, Mr. President. You can, by yourself, cut the spending, agree to cut spending, cap the spending, and put in place a balanced budget amendment."

"And if we are ultimately, not just this year but over the coming decades going to be able to balance our budget and not spend more than we take in, we have to make sure that the promises we make and S..."