GOP Adding Debt, will then say, “See, we have a debt problem.” Is this too complicated?

The simple question the media should be asking is; “What estimate has the CBO given your health care reform plan?

I’ll have more on that in a moment. But first…

The Democrats have finally framed the issue so even a tea party dumbo can understand.

(AP) — Democrats are accusing newly empowered House Republicans of exempting more than $1 trillion in proposed tax cuts and higher spending over the next 10 years from a promise to cut federal deficits.

The exemptions include a bill to repeal last year's health care legislation as well as GOP-backed proposals extending a series of tax cuts for upper income filers that are due to expire in two years, according to a tally several Senate Democrats were to present at a midmorning new conference Thursday.

Now back to the opening question: “What figure has the CBO given your health care reform plan?

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the year-old legislation will reduce deficits by $143 billion over the next decade, suggesting its repeal would raise red ink by the same amount.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., disputed the CBO estimate this week, but Republicans have yet to produce one of their own.

The simple question the media should be asking is; “What figure has the CBO given your health care reform plan?