Last Month, KATHY KATTENBURG from themoderatevoice (Feedburner) says (in Déja Vu Again and Again and Again) Doing it right would be a catastrophe, too. Either way, Obama is putting a big sandwich board on himself and his party with “KICK ME” written in black Magic Marker. I mean, I think this is what is called “asking for it.” Ezra Klein, in a different post, resurrects this video of Obama challenging...

And Pat G. from Wonk Room says (in FLASHBACK: Obama Called Spending Freeze ‘An Example Of Unfair Burden Sharing’) So it seems that Sen. Evan Bayh’s (D-IN) estimate that “there’s a fighting chance” of Obama proposing a freeze has been proven correct. Of course, during the Presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) proposed a similar spending freeze, which Obama repeatedly condemned as an “exampl...

And Pat G. from Think Progress says (in FLASHBACK: Obama Criticized Spending Freeze As ‘Using A Hatchet Where You Need A Scalpel’) So it seems that Sen. Evan Bayh’s (D-IN) estimate that “there’s a fighting chance” of Obama proposing a freeze has been proven correct. Of course, during the Presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) proposed a similar spending freeze, which Obama repeatedly condemned as an “exampl...

And John Gabree(noreply@blogger.com) from Impractical Proposals says (in Priorities: Obama campaigns against spending freezes) During the presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain proposed a similar spending freeze (although his would have been across the board and would not have exempted the bloated Pentagon) which Obama repeatedly lampooned as an “example of unfair burden sharing” and “using a hatchet where y...

And The Huffington Post News Team from Huffington Post says (in Obama Scoffed At McCain's Spending Freeze Proposal During Campaign (VIDEO)) The problem with a spending freeze is you're using a hatchet where you need a scalpel. There are some programs that are very important that are underfunded," Obama says in his first debate against Republican candidate John McCain, who was pushing a spending freeze.

2 Months Ago, Pat G. from Wonk Room says (in Bayh: There’s A ‘Fighting Chance’ That Obama Will Call For A Spending Freeze) There’s obviously something to be said for identifying programs that don’t work or that overlap with other programs. But a straight spending freeze is a blunt instrument that has no place in responsible budgeting. When the Republicans proposed various versions of a spending freeze duri...