Could cutting Kentucky's budget be as fun as cutting 'American Idol' contestants?

Republican Whip Eric Cantor introduced a new idea to help cut the federal deficit.

"YouCut" places five federal budget programs on the chopping block every week for citizens to vote on. The "winning" program will receive an up-or-down vote on the House floor. The process would continue with a new program offered for votes each week.

Cantor explains his budget-cutting idea in the video below.




With Kentucky's budget overflowing with unnecessary expenditures, could this be an idea whose time has come -- not only for the country, but also for the commonwealth?