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October 4, 2012

Romney Vows to Boost Military Spending, Cut Public Funding 
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In last night's presidential debate, Mitt Romney challenged President
Obama's assertion that his tax plan would cost the country $5 trillion
in revenue, but did acknowledge he would cut spending on government
programs while drastically increasing funding for the military. In a jab
that quickly exploded on Twitter, Romney told moderator Jim Lehrer he
would cut funds to his employer, PBS, despite his love for a certain
Sesame Street character.

Mitt Romney: "I’m sorry, Jim. I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS.
I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I
actually like you too. But I’m not going to — I’m not going to
keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for
it."

 

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