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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:47 PM Aug 2012

Romney, Ryan Slam President Obama For Spending Too Little...really you can't make this shit up!!

When it comes to fiscal issues, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want voters to know they’re collectively disgusted by what they see as a reckless government spending spree under President Obama the past three years.

But in a twist, they’re also contending that Obama’s government hasn’t stepped in enough to help Americans. It’s the political equivalent of “This food is terrible — and such small portions!”

The most notable example is entitlements, where in a surprise move Romney recently pledged to reverse $716 billion in Medicare savings enacted under the Affordable Care Act, despite his own running mate’s past endorsement of the cuts. Given that the choice of Ryan was billed by the campaign as a signal that they were serious about cracking down on entitlements, it’s puzzling that the only changes Romney has decisively committed himself to so far involve upping federal spending even more.

But it’s not the only case in which the Romney-Ryan ticket has suggested more government is better. In another break with a position once supported by House Republicans, the campaign is demanding that Congress reverse defense cuts that were included in last year’s debt-ceiling package. Romney’s making the case on explicitly Keynesian grounds, warning that by lowering military spending, the federal government won’t spend enough money on jobs.

more: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/again-and-again-romney-and-ryan-slam-president-obama-for-spending-too-little.php


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Romney, Ryan Slam President Obama For Spending Too Little...really you can't make this shit up!! (Original Post) maddezmom Aug 2012 OP
They're just throwing anything at the wall now, hoping to God something will stick. tanyev Aug 2012 #1
That's what I was going to say. n/t Tx4obama Aug 2012 #7
LOL Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #2
From Mitt.com ProSense Aug 2012 #3
I can't wait for the YouTube mashups once this is over. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #4
wouldn't surprise me to see a web ad tomorrow am maddezmom Aug 2012 #6
So far, this is THE WORST RUN presidential campaign I have ever seen. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #5
 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
2. LOL
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:53 PM
Aug 2012

So basically their argument now is:

Obama needs to reverse $716 billion in Medicare savings and spend that money!

Obama needs to spend more money on defense!

Why didn't Obama spend more money and prevent more car dealership and auto factory closings?!?!?!?!

What a joke.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
3. From Mitt.com
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:59 PM
Aug 2012
Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history, taking us from an already staggering $3.5 trillion in federal spending in 2010 to a projected $5.6 trillion within the next decade. This sharp rise has been entirely a matter of choice. Even as federal spending remains wholly within our control, Washington is spending money in an out-of-control fashion.

http://www.mittromney.com/issues/spending






Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)
5. So far, this is THE WORST RUN presidential campaign I have ever seen.
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 06:06 PM
Aug 2012

I know it's still "early", but really... it is TERRIBLE. Their message is all over the place. The right hand has no idea what the left hand is doing. They step on each others messages, they spend most of their time demand apologies... it's a damned shame we aren't leading by +20 points!

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