Posted on 04/03/2012 5:12:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
If he's desperate enough to be babbling about “social Darwinism” in early April, what’s he going to say come October if he's two or three points down to Romney? Do we actually have to start a Godwin watch for this campaign?
Remember, this is the guy who spent his last presidential run tut-tutting Republicans about the "politics of fear" while promising a hopeful new age of high unemployment and crushing deficits.
Following another disappointing partisan speech by President Barack Obama, in which he tried to substitute tired political attacks for the principled leadership he refuses to offer, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement:
“History will not be kind to a President who, when it came time to confront our generation’s defining challenge, chose to duck and run. The President refuses to take responsibility for the economy and refuses to offer a credible plan to address the most predictable economic crisis in our history. Instead, he has chosen tired and cynical political attacks as he focuses on his own re-election.
“The President has offered four budgets during his four years in the White House – each committed to funding ever-higher government spending by taking more from hardworking Americans and adding to a crushing burden of debt. His failed agenda is stifling opportunity and hope for the next generation.
“Like his reckless budgets, today’s speech by President Obama is as revealing as it is disappointing: While others lead by offering real solutions, he has chosen to distort the truth and divide Americans in order to distract from his failed record. His empty promises are quickly becoming broken promises – and the American people will hold him accountable for this violation of their trust.”
That last bit seems like wishful thinking. It’s as least as likely that Americans will hold Ryan, and by extension Romney, accountable for interrupting the sweet dream of Medicare existing forever and ever in its current form even as its costs supernova. If you want true social Darwinism on entitlements, you’ve got an easy path: Do nothing and wait. Or, if you’re dead set against Ryan’s idea, at least be honest about your own solution:
Over the course of attacking Rep. Paul Ryan’s vision for America’s future on Tuesday, President Obama argued that Republican spending cuts represented “pulling up … ladders for the next generation” after previous generations had benefited from government investments. But in reality, reckless and overly generous spending by older generations has placed a massive debt burden on America’s youth. Far from pulling up the ladders, putting our nation on a sustainable fiscal course would be taking a massive weight of the shoulders from younger Americans, enabling them to climb much more easily…
It’s one thing if Obama wants to argue to Americans that they should accept massive, across the board, tax increases to preserve his vision for government. But instead, he’d prefer not to offer solutions so he can have a free hand to attack Republicans in an election year. As Obama’s Treasury Secretary told Ryan in February: “We’re not coming before you to say we have a definitive solution to that long-term problem. What we do know is we don’t like yours.”
Right, but of course this is why O and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and the rest of the gang spend so much time publicly hyperventilating about the “Buffett Rule.” It’s not just a cheap class-warfare gimmick designed to appeal to blue-collar voters. It’s also a bit of misdirection, a way to make low-information voters believe that we can get out of the $15 trillion hole if only the mega-rich would pay a few percent more. The revenue raised by the Buffett Rule means squat; the revenue raised by letting the Bush tax cuts for the middle class expire would, however, go a long way towards funding Great Society II, but unlike Ryan, there’s simply no way Obama’s going to risk his political ambitions by telling the public that. Better to focus on how Ryan’s cuts would make it harder to predict the weather or whatever than to talk, say, about the trillion-dollar “Trojan Horse” that you and I know as ObamaCare. But hey, he got Bin Laden.
Long but worthwhile: Go read Guy Benson’s point by point response to O’s remarks this morning. Seven more months of this.
Yup. People don't care about "health care" or what it costs. They want "health" - and expect the government to indemnify them against any possible misfortune.
“It is a very short list in Washington of those who are doing the right thing.”
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What list? Who else is left?
Even if Romney proves not to be the Annointed One, who else will have the balls? Certainly not the other three wannabes. And I figure sooner or later Sarah Palin and the others will get behind Romney...for the good if the party, good of the country, or some other bovine excrement.
If we survive the Obama dictatorship, we need to form our own party. The Republican establishment no longer represents conservatives...if it ever did.
“It is a very short list in Washington of those who are doing the right thing.”
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What list? Who else is left?
Even if Romney proves not to be the Annointed One, who else will have the balls? Certainly not the other three wannabes. And I figure sooner or later Sarah Palin and the others will get behind Romney...for the good if the party, good of the country, or some other bovine excrement.
If we survive the Obama dictatorship, we need to form our own party. The Republican establishment no longer represents conservatives...if it ever did.
Deeply held conservative convictions?....not in a heartbeat
Now....which one do I hold dear?....
Brilliance is cheap....
..deep conservative conviction is revered.
Ryan wouldn't have so quickly compromised to a back stabbing, ruthless, evil man like Romney.....if he had conviction or backbone.
I think it's between Allen West and Paul Ryan. I'd be thrilled with either--they're both brilliant (like you, Brilliant). ;-)
I loved it that Sarah said last night that her pick would be West. There's a great pic out there of when she and West first met at the Fallen Soldiers bike ride. West's a REAL black man, not a pencil-necked poofter, and I think Obama is TERRIFIED of that. West also brings a much future-needed Military-savvy mind and Florida.
I love Paul Ryan too...in fact he reminds me so much of my son, although my son is much younger. Ryan's quiet brightness, strong but thoughtful presence, diligence and speech patterning are just like my son's. (Can you tell that I'm a proud mom?)
I think Rubio would be third behind West and Ryan. All three are great in my book--Rubio the least--even though he would bring more Latinos and of course Florida.
BTW that’s my dream ticket. ;-)
Republican Candidates could improve their Primary vote count by campaigning with the following idea:
Due to the FHA, Fannie and Freddie Bankruptcies of September, 2008, American home owners lost 30 % of the value of their homes. That is a 30 % cut in just one month. Home values are still down 30 %.
Thus, let us cut the total compensation to all elected Federal politicians, and their staffs by 30 %, and an additional 10 % cut to elected Federal politicians each year until Federal Spending is LESS THAN the average of the previous 2 years of Federal income.
BTW, since slightly less than half of the US House, and 2/3 of the US Senate are Millionaires, it will be a great opportunity for Congress to lead by example that EVERYONE should give up their “fair” share of the American Dream.
What better way can there be to demonstrate that Federal politicians are on the same page as the voters?
I was referring to the few members of Congress who are still worthy of the oath they took - not any presidential candidates. This is Bush 1 redux - Romney gets it because it’s his turn. The Republican party stinks and has for a long time. If Soetoro wins again, very clearly we need a 3rd party to help pick up the pieces of our Republic. You cannot win from within these corrupt institutions.
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