{"id":32555,"date":"2012-10-24T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T19:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32555"},"modified":"2012-10-24T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T19:38:00","slug":"bob-woodward-president-obama-was-not-correct-on-sequestration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32555","title":{"rendered":"Bob Woodward: President Obama was “not correct” on sequestration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times<\/a> reports that Bob Woodward is telling anyone who will listen that Obama was “not correct” (read that as a nice way to say “lying”) in regards to his remarks the other night during his debate with Mitt Romney on sequestration – those odious cuts that are due to hit the Defense Department after the first of the year;<\/p>\n

Mr. Woodward reports in his book, “The Price of Politics,” that Legislative Affairs Director Rob Nabors and White House Office of Management Director Jack Lew took the “sequestration” proposal to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, and it was then presented to Republicans in Congress.<\/p>\n

During Monday’s debate, Mr. Obama said that the sequester is not something that he proposed, “it is something that Congress proposed,” adding that “it will not happen.”<\/p>\n

Press secretary Jay Carney, briefing reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, continued with the administration’s line, however.<\/p>\n

“What the president said \u2026 was a reiteration of what his position has long been,” Carney said. “The sequester that was designed and passed by Congress was never meant to become policy, it was never meant to be implemented.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, the President lied when he said, quite clearly, that it was not something he proposed, when in fact it was his idea, or the idea of someone in his White House, and he signed off on it when his minions took it to Congress. <\/p>\n

He also said “It will not happen”, but that’s hard to believe since it’s legislation passed by Congress, and the Executive Branch is charged with executing legislation, which is where the term “Executive” comes from, I think. So, I’m guessing that either President is lying to himself and us, or he doesn’t understand the process after having the job for four years. Or maybe a little of both.<\/p>\n

It also looks like a lame duck Congress isn’t going to be too motivated to stop sequestration when it comes back after the elections.<\/p>\n

Of course, sequestration is due to hit our troops hardest. According to their report “Sequestration Cuts Influencing Presidential Picks Of Military Voters, First Command Reports<\/a>“, the First command Advisory Board writes;<\/p>\n

“Military families are understandably concerned about the changes that are coming their way,” said Scott Spiker, CEO of First Command. “At a time when economic concerns continue to weigh heavily on many Americans, servicemembers and their families are facing the added worries of how their lives will be impacted by sequestration, defense cuts and the broader reshaping of the U.S. military.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I remember the nutrolls we went through that were mandated by Congress in the late 80s, and our troops are understandably concerned these days about their future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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