Reality over GOP

You know that old saying, "The next leader will be the one who's the bigger liar?" Well, in the case of the GOP, this fits in with them. They have promised to usher in an era of spending cuts. But, like all politicians, what they say may not necessarily be the case. For example, they have said they would cut $100 billion in spending (No, I did not make a typo) within the first year. OK, our deficit is at least $1.3 trillion. (Again, no typo) $100 billion is less than a percent. It simply isn't enough. Second of all, Congress has had trouble getting $100 billion dollar cuts within ten years, never mind a single year. So, they are violating mathematics as well as history. And what are they cutting? No one has any clue, because they would exempt defense, emergency funds, and the entitlement programs. Because the best plan is one that either doesn't exist, or is unclear. Next is the pledge to return spending to 2008 levels. You know, right as the economy was going to hell. Their main concern is non-discretionary spending, which is--what? No, really, they have yet to define what that means. The only good thing for this is that they are following the recommendations of the president's deficit reduction committee. Only they said to start in 2013. And on top of that, they have made it harder to reconcile bills, by no longer requiring that increases in spending or tax cuts must be made up for with tax raises or spending cuts elsewhere.