“If a politician does not say, or does not write that he will cut Baseline Federal Spending, then I assume that he not only has NO plans to do so, but that he is not even AWARE that it is a problem to even think about.”
You didn’t get it.
OF COURSE Romney said that he will cut federal spending because it is what you wanted to hear.
But it does not matter what he says because he is all things to all people.
You are right: I didn’t get it. What I didn’t hear was “- - - Romney said that he will cut federal spending .” When did he say it? What was he going to cut? Was it a cut in Baseline Federal spending, or just reducing the rate of increase in Federal spending?
It is one thing to say “we have to get our fiscal house in order,” and quite another to “cut spending to equal our income.” Newt said the latter last night, but Romney is to timid to even think out loud about reducing the size of the libs Nanny State.
We do not need a timid Mitt at the helm to steer the Ship of State, we need a battle-scared Warrior.