Posted on 04/05/2011 3:47:42 AM PDT by Puzzleman
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But this morning the new House Republican majority will introduce a budget that moves the debate from billions in spending cuts to trillions. America is facing a defining moment. The threat posed by our monumental debt will damage our country in profound ways, unless we act...
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This country can take about $3.5trillion more in debt before it is at risk of default. Ryan’s plan takes us well beyond that.
Ryan’s plan is a plan for slow self destruction.
To gauge the political bravery here, ask how much does it actually cut spending for THIS congress. The answer is not much at all, if any. It is a promise to be kept by future congresses. Who here thinks that a promises to be kept by a future congress means anything?
Ryan is a clown.
Indeed. Finally, a serious conversation about reducing the budget and the government, rather than the train wreck path we're on.
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