Austerity Position News Today

>> not just a matter of appearances. a huge impact on exports and growth the next several months and obamas re-election that way. also a policy disagreement between austerity and spending, not sure how much that plays into the american election, how much american voters care or understand. but i think obama is trying to use europe as a case study why he didnt choose austerity. >> germany is taking the austerity position. thats the powerhouse over there. thats where we want the strength to be, an...

Afghanistan. >> theres a feeling of the tea party, its not just that. we saw in the last republican race, we saw this birth of libertarian constituency that flocked to someone like ron paul. those people, theres a strong and growing part of the republican party that feels like this endless war needs to end. and in haley barbours case, combining that with this austerity position on defense cuts helps him in terms of what he wants to run against obama on, which is not only the perpetuation of the ...