Flashback Video: Obama said he would veto any attempt to stop Sequestration
Amazing how $90B is nothing to spend but devastating to cut… That is politics in a nutshell
But Now?
Obama calls on GOP to stop sequestration, after he demanded it!??
via Obama calls on GOP to stop sequestration, after he demanded it!?? – YouTube.
Now for a little history. Barack Obama signed the sequester bill into law on August 2, 2011
This is a law Obama wanted:
PRESIDENT OBAMA: “Already, some in Congress are trying to undo these automatic spending cuts. My message to them is simple: No. I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off ramps on this one. We need to keep the pressure up to compromise – not turn off the pressure.”
via Obama wanted the sequester- give it to him. Straight down his throat. | Flopping Aces.
On Fox News Sunday, Woodward: Sequestration Was Obama’s Idea (2/17/13)
via Woodward: Sequestration Was Obama’s Idea – YouTube.
Amazing how $90B is nothing to spend but devastating to cut… That is politics in a nutshell
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[...] Flashback Video: Obama said he would veto any attempt to stop Sequestration (politisite.com) [...]
[...] The Obama administration fought to keep that telephone interview out of publication, but, later released the transcript themselves through the White House Press Corps email system. Obama said that he would not stop sequestration and would veto any attempt to stop it [...]