Obama calls spending cuts dumb, arbitrary

  • By 
JIM KUHNHENN
  • Friday, March 1th, 2013
    AP photo The United States Capitol is reflected in the Capitol reflecting pool in Washington, D.C. The White House says automatic spending reductions set to kick in Friday will be put off until as close to midnight Friday night as possible.

    AP photo The United States Capitol is reflected in the Capitol reflecting pool in Washington, D.C. The White House says automatic spending reductions set to kick in Friday will be put off until as close to midnight Friday night as possible.

    AP photo Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., right, leave the Senate chamber during votes on last-ditch motions to block $85 billion in automatic spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

    AP photo Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., right, leave the Senate chamber during votes on last-ditch motions to block $85 billion in automatic spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.