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From the Fox News Embed Blog.......
Final count: 9 timesduring tonights first debate
On spending cuts:
“Well, I think Senator McCain’s absolutely right that we need more
responsibility, but we need it not just when there’s a crisis.”
On spending cuts II:
“Not willing to give up the need to do it but there may be
individual components that we can’t do. But John is right we have to
make cuts. We right now give $15 billion every year as subsidies to
private insurers under the Medicare system. Doesn’t work any better
through the private insurers. They just skim off $15 billion.”
On earmarks:
“Well, Senator McCain is absolutely right that the earmarks process
has been abused, which is why I suspended any requests for my home
state, whether it was for senior centers or what have you, until we
cleaned it up.”
On lobbyists:
“He’s also right that oftentimes lobbyists and special interests are
the ones that are introducing these kinds of requests, although that
wasn’t the case with me.”
On business taxes being too high:
“Now, John mentioned the fact that business taxes on paper are high in this country, and he’s absolutely right.”
On violence in Iraq going down:
“Senator McCain is absolutely right that the violence has been
reduced as a consequence of the extraordinary sacrifice of our troops
and our military families.”
On POTUS needing to use prudent language: (but added after the McCain bomb, bomb Iran gaffe)
“And, John, I — you’re absolutely right that presidents have to be prudent in what they say.”
On Iraq being “difficult”:
“Now, Senator McCain is also right that it’s difficult. This is not an easy situation.”
On not tolerating Iran having nukes:
“Senator McCain is absolutely right, we cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran.”
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