The Republicans used their Saturday radio address to pressure President Obama over possible defense cuts.

Rep. Allen West (R-FL), identifying himself as a "United States Representative and Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel," said the defense cuts in the sequester "would essentially hollow out our armed forces," and he blamed Obama.

"Mr. President: for you -- the Commander-in-Chief of our Armed Forces -- to sit idle and do nothing while this dark cloud hangs over our military, it is shameful, it is irresponsible, and it is wrong. It is dead wrong," West said.

White House officials say they also oppose the sequester, the result of a deal with Congress last year to raise the debt ceiling.

The sequester of defense and domestic cuts kicks in early next year if the White House and Congress are unable to agree on a plan to reduce the federal debt by $1.2 trillion.

Obama wants a "balanced" plan that includes cuts and new government revenues from higher taxes on the wealthy; Republicans oppose any tax increase, saying it would slow the economy.

West's comments come a day after the White House budget office issued a report warning that threatened spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years that are scheduled to kick in Jan. 2 "would be deeply destructive to national security, domestic investments and core government functions."

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Editor's Note: In the end, it is the Democrats and congressional Progressives who insist on raising taxes so that our military isn't diminished...everyone else is willing to extend what we have now until after the political season...


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