Forget the machete, or the scalpel: Obama takes a butter knife to the budget - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "President Obama said he'd take a scalpel to the budget instead of a machete. So far, though, he appears to be wielding a butter knife - trimming little more than soft edges.
The White House insists they're meeting the Republicans half way on budget cuts, but the numbers simply don't add up.
Here's the White House's fuzzy math:
White House cuts:
* Freeze on 2011 spending: $40.8 billion
* Cuts in Senate bill: $4.0 billion
* New proposed cuts: $6.5 billion
* Total: $51.3 billion
Republican cuts:
* Freeze on 2011 spending: $40.8 billion
* Cuts in House bill: $61.5 billion
* Total: $102.3 billion"
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