Greenbeard
Gold Member
Despite 235 House Republicans voting for the Ryan budget in 2011 and the 228 again supporting it in 2012, now that it's almost November 2012 they want to pretend it never happened.
Except those Republican candidates who are lucky enough not to have been in Congress to be called to vote on it, or the handful of Republicans (like Rep. Denny Rehberg, who's now running for the Senate in Montana) who were smart enough to vote against it--those folks are actively running against the Ryan plan.
Ryans Budget Proposal Is Pitting G.O.P. Troops Against Top of the Ticket
Even the leadership isn't guaranteeing they'll move in the next session on the plan they've already passed twice:
Of course, they can't be trusted, as that's exactly what they said two years ago in August 2010:
Turns out Ryan's plan actually was part of the Republican agenda after they took back control of the House. It was the centerpiece of it, in fact.
And of course it will be again. It's good to see Democrats pushing back hard against this radical rightwing social engineering in races across the country. And just a bit bizarre to see Ryan has literally taking to hiding behind Mommy in a sad bid to insulate him from attacks against his assault on Medicare.
Except those Republican candidates who are lucky enough not to have been in Congress to be called to vote on it, or the handful of Republicans (like Rep. Denny Rehberg, who's now running for the Senate in Montana) who were smart enough to vote against it--those folks are actively running against the Ryan plan.
Ryans Budget Proposal Is Pitting G.O.P. Troops Against Top of the Ticket
TAMPA, Fla. Even as Mitt Romney and Representative Paul D. Ryan exhort Republicans to embrace their proposed Medicare changes and spending cuts, the partys rank and file is growing less enthusiastic about the fight than the top of the ticket.
Republican lawmakers and candidates are distancing themselves from the Ryan budget plan, which helped make the proposed changes a national issue. Republicans say the party now belongs to the more senior and historically more malleable member of the ticket, Mr. Romney, and not Mr. Ryan, the younger conservative firebrand who has become the subject of repeated Democratic criticism.
One Republican political consultant working on House and Senate races admitted the Ryan budget is well under water, hurting Republican House candidates in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia, as well as Representative Rick Berg of North Dakota, once considered a shoo-in for the Senate. Republicans can effectively counter the Medicare attacks by going after Democrats on the presidents health care law, the consultant said, but every moment tussling over health care is a diversion from the issue that Republicans say can win the race the economy.
Democrats are happy to concur. We left for recess in a fairly neutral environment, where nearly a month later, we have a good stiff wind at our backs, said Representative Steve Israel of New York, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That wind is mostly propelled by Paul Ryan and his budget."
Even the leadership isn't guaranteeing they'll move in the next session on the plan they've already passed twice:
This week, Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio repeatedly declined to say that a Republican election victory in November would be a mandate to pass a Ryan-style Medicare overhaul, instead pointing to energy, tax reform and more generalized deficit reduction.
Of course, they can't be trusted, as that's exactly what they said two years ago in August 2010:
Representative John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, the minority leader, has praised Mr. Ryan but said the Roadmap would not be a part of the Republican agenda this fall.
There are parts of it that are well done, Mr. Boehner told reporters last month. Other parts I have some doubts about, in terms of how good the policy is.
Turns out Ryan's plan actually was part of the Republican agenda after they took back control of the House. It was the centerpiece of it, in fact.
And of course it will be again. It's good to see Democrats pushing back hard against this radical rightwing social engineering in races across the country. And just a bit bizarre to see Ryan has literally taking to hiding behind Mommy in a sad bid to insulate him from attacks against his assault on Medicare.