Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110214:22:08:00
Make a down payment, but there's going to be more work that needs to be done. >> reporter: but conservatives aren't buying it. >> we're in a very political era right now, but the fact is that the president punted last year on tackling the long-term situation. >> reporter: instead of the commissiony's goal of shaving the dev tut by $4 trillion over the next decade, the white house numbers only 1.1 trillion in that same time period, slashing hundreds of domestic programs and increasing tax revenue. >> i think really this is a giant missed opportunity to put it politely, and other people could ev...