Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Paul Ryan: “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.” - Politico

House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan swung back at President Barack Obama Tuesday after the president ripped the House Republican budget as a “Trojan horse” and “thinly veiled social Darwinism.”
In a statement, Ryan – who’s become a top voice for the Republican Party on fiscal matters – accused Obama of putting forth a “failed agenda” that does nothing to ease the nation’s mounting $15 trillion debt.

“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,” Ryan said. “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.