This Week with George Stephanopoulos – January 6, 2013

Guests:

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)

Rep. Tom Cotton (R-TX)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-AR) 

*************************************** 

Stephanopoulos: good morning –

the fiscal cliff has been solved but the

government is out of money

Stephanopoulos: you won't raise the debt limit

without fake spending cuts but Obama refuses

to negotiate over the credit of the nation

McConnell: let's sit down now or

we will kill this country

Stephanopoulos: I see

McConnell: Obama is a really big spender

and we're becoming like Greece without

the really really old stuff

Stephanopoulos: well we have the Senate

McConnell: true

Stephanopoulos: are you prepared to

put the U.S. in default?

McConnell: we won't have to wreck America

if Obama doesn whatever we say he should do

Stephanopoulos: you want to reform

the entire U.S. Government in two weeks?

McConnell: yes!

Stephanopoulos: Obama wants to negotiate

over new highter taxes

McConnell: oh no absolutely not

Stephanopoulos: Congress already

cut $1.5 trillion in spending

McConnell: that's not enough

Stephanopoulos: are you saying you

demand big spending cuts out of concern

for the debt but you refuse to discuss any new taxes?

McConnell: yes that's over and behind us –

now we need to slash spending

Stephanopoulos: I see

McConnell: we have a spending addiction

and need an intervention

Stephanopoulos: Senator Cornyn says we must

shut down America or become like Greece

Italy and Spain

McConnell: Obama is tying shove olive oil

down our throats!

McConnell: we must cut spending and then

cut spending and after that cut some spending

Stephanopoulos: would you default on

America's debts just to get what you want?

McConnell: we're spending too much and

so we must reduce spending and

Democrats won't cut spending

Stephanopoulos: what spending would you cut?

McConnell: aid for old people!

Stephanopoulos: ok

McConnell: this is perfect time to do it since

Obama is President we can blame him for cutting Social Secuity

Stephanopoulos: you used to love Chuck Hagel

McConnell: the next Secretary of Defense

must promise to start a war with Iran

Stephanopoulos: are you worried that he doesn't

support Israel and maybe the U.S.?

McConnell: he's outspoken but I am

concerned that he might not start a couple of wars

Stephanopoulos: Could you support more

background checks for gun buyers?

McConnell: the national debt became very

important when Obama was sworn in!

Stephanopoulos: what else

McConnell: cut spending!

Stephanopoulos: Heidi you said Obama needs

to reach out to Republicans more

Heitkamp: Obama needs to stop talking

in ultimatums and negotiate on Republican terms

Castro: hey guess what Republicans!

Obama won the election!

Cotton: we need to cut spending now

that a Democrat is the President

Stephanopoulos: what about Chuck Hagel?

Cotton: he was against the surge in Iraq

and hates Israel and loves terrorists!

Heitkamp: let's give Chuck Hegel a chance

to defend himself before we call him an anti-semite

Stephanopoulos: what about gun control?

Castro: the debt is very important but

immigration is more important

Stephanopoulos: ok

Castro: also the debt ceiling is stupid

Heitkamp: forget gun control – we need to

look at the dangerously mentally ill

Castro: I can see those in Congress

Stephanopoulos: people despise Congress

Cotton: the Army works with teamwork

and character unlike the idiots on Capitol Hill

Stephanopoulos: well could luck there dude

Cotton: thanks George

*************************************