Copyrighted Image? DMCA | President Obama's top economic adviser, Gene Sperling, said Sunday that while the sequester originated in the White House, Republicans are the ones who made sure it included only spending cuts and no revenue increases. Republicans have noted repeatedly that the sequester was Obama's idea, making it a centerpiece of their argument that he bears more blame for the cuts, which are now set to be instituted. They have cited the reporting of the Washington Post's Bob Woodward to make that case. |