bush they spent $4 trillion more than they took in. you should president obama they spent $4 trillion more than they ve taken in. it was two and a half versus eight years. the problem is too much spending in both cases. the problem is washington spends too much has nothing to do with the election. that s what gotters me about the president. what president obama is proposing a deal to cut some $4 trillion. republicans are the ones that are balking. why is this. the president has put not a single thing in writing. in his press conference he asked about what are you going to do about sbitment reform. today he appeared to address some of those entitlement reform cuts that may need to happen. what were his proposals? there are no proposals. put them down in rite writing. the house republicans have psz passed a budget that identifies reforms to save medicare and social security. the senate hasn t passed a