Mr. Speaker, the blunt truth of the matter is if the minister cuts spending the way he should, special interests in the country will squeal like stuck pigs. If he tries to fix the deficit with tax increases he will injure the economic interests and prospects of every man, woman and child in the country. He is going to take heat either way.
Why does he not take the political heat for doing the right thing rather than the wrong thing and declare that he will fight the deficit only through spending reductions? Why do you not take the heat, through you, Mr. Speaker, for doing the right thing rather than the wrong thing?