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Friday and he declined to answer it. but today with the release of his budget, he does obviously answer the question and the answer is yes. you can't say i'm going to be fiscally responsible and do these kinds of things. you can't have it both ways. >> this blame game under president bush, i don't think the president was known for vetoing spending bills, was he, president bush? >> no, he wasn't. frankly, it's one of the reasons that republicans were let out of office. when it comes to spending, there's blame on my side of the aisle. i fought my own party leadership on these spending items. loo...

>> sean: have you heard back? >> not yet. >> sean: his budget assumes a growth rate of 4 to 5%, which a lot of people think it is a little realistic. on the issue of the biggest spending items, entitlements, he didn't touch the entitlement issue. do you think that was done purposely? >> i don't know why it wasn't addressed. he created a deficit commission a year ago. none of the ideas out of his commission were part of his budget process. i think the president has a responsibility here. he wasn't elected to sit in the oval office. he was elected to lead. if he won't lead, we will. i expect thi...

>> sean: have you heard back? >> not yet. >> sean: his budget assumes a growth rate of 4 to 5%, which a lot of people think it is a little realistic. on the issue of the biggest spending items, entitlements, he didn't touch the entitlement issue. do you think that was done purposely? >> i don't know why it wasn't addressed. he created a deficit commission a year ago. none of the ideas out of his commission were part of his budget process. i think the president has a responsibility here. he wasn't elected to sit in the oval office. he was elected to lead. if he won't lead, we will. i expect thi...

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