Romney Adviser ‘Embarrassed’ He Doesn’t Know When Romney Would Balance Budget, But Shouldn’t Be
Romney Adviser Embarrassed He Doesnt Know When Romney Would Balance Budget, But Shouldnt Be
By Aviva Shen
Senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie was caught off guard Wednesday when CNNs Wolf Blitzer asked him how long Romneys budget proposal would take to balance the national budget:
BLITZER: How many years would it take for the Romney budget to result in a balanced budget?
GILLESPIE: Uh
Wolf, Im not sure of that myself, actually. Ill get that to you though and Im sure its on our website. I should know it and Im embarrassed on your air that I dont have that number at the top of my head. I didnt know we were going to talk about that today. I apologize. I should have prepared for that question. I didnt know you were going to ask.
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Gillespie didnt have the number on hand because, as Romney himself said in March, his budget plan cant be scored and is missing key details about which deductions it would eliminate. Romneys running mate Paul Ryan failed to answer the same question a day earlier, telling Fox News Brit Hume, I dont know exactly what the balance is. I dont want to get wonky on you, but we havent run the numbers on that specific plan. In sum, Romneys plan is mathematically impossible.
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