WSJ questions Boehner's budget cuts

An article in today’s WSJ – Spending Cut Hokum – makes me nervous about my previous support of the John Boehner-led budget compromise.

A mini-revolt is brewing among Republican backbenchers on Capitol Hill now that the specific spending cuts in Friday’s budget deal are being revealed. After separating out the accounting gimmicks and one-year savings, the actual cuts look to be closer to $20 billion than to the $38 billion that both sides advertised. This is not going to help Speaker John Boehner’s credibility with the tea party.

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