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Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as chair of the House Budget Committee, was part of the team that signed off on the budget deal with the White House, mandating immediate spending cuts, creating a "Super-committee" tasked to finding $1.5 trillion in further deficit rediction, and raising a self-imposed sword of Damocles - $1.2 trillion in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic spending that few in Congress wanted - if the Super-committee failed.
Writing at the National Review Online at the time, Ryan said the bill was a "reasonable, responsible effort to cut government spending, avoid a default, and help create a better environment for job creation."
But today Mitt Romney said Ryan, the man he picked as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket, and other House GOP leaders made a "big mistake" in agreeing to that deal, which was part of the summer 2011 negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
Romney said the $1.2 in mandated cuts was "an extraordinary miscalculation in the wrong direction."
"Republican leaders agreed to that deal to the extend the debt ceiling," NBC's David Gregory reminded Romney.
"And that's a big mistake," Romney said. "I thought it was a mistake on the part of the White House to propose it. I think it was a mistake for Republicans to go along with it."
I'm looking forward to the debates.
I'm looking forward to the debates.
Now isn't that just like Mittens taking to task those in his party and his VP pick .
Can the repulicants keep from going to pieces?
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as chair of the House Budget Committee, was part of the team that signed off on the budget deal with the White House, mandating immediate spending cuts, creating a "Super-committee" tasked to finding $1.5 trillion in further deficit rediction, and raising a self-imposed sword of Damocles - $1.2 trillion in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic spending that few in Congress wanted - if the Super-committee failed.
Writing at the National Review Online at the time, Ryan said the bill was a "reasonable, responsible effort to cut government spending, avoid a default, and help create a better environment for job creation."
But today Mitt Romney said Ryan, the man he picked as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket, and other House GOP leaders made a "big mistake" in agreeing to that deal, which was part of the summer 2011 negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
Romney said the $1.2 in mandated cuts was "an extraordinary miscalculation in the wrong direction."
"Republican leaders agreed to that deal to the extend the debt ceiling," NBC's David Gregory reminded Romney.
"And that's a big mistake," Romney said. "I thought it was a mistake on the part of the White House to propose it. I think it was a mistake for Republicans to go along with it."
Romney Slams GOP Leaders - Including His Own VP Nominee - for 2011 Budget Deal - Yahoo! News
Now isn't that just like Mittens taking to task those in his party and his VP pick .
Can the repulicants keep from going to pieces?
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as chair of the House Budget Committee, was part of the team that signed off on the budget deal with the White House, mandating immediate spending cuts, creating a "Super-committee" tasked to finding $1.5 trillion in further deficit rediction, and raising a self-imposed sword of Damocles - $1.2 trillion in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic spending that few in Congress wanted - if the Super-committee failed.
Writing at the National Review Online at the time, Ryan said the bill was a "reasonable, responsible effort to cut government spending, avoid a default, and help create a better environment for job creation."
But today Mitt Romney said Ryan, the man he picked as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket, and other House GOP leaders made a "big mistake" in agreeing to that deal, which was part of the summer 2011 negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
Romney said the $1.2 in mandated cuts was "an extraordinary miscalculation in the wrong direction."
"Republican leaders agreed to that deal to the extend the debt ceiling," NBC's David Gregory reminded Romney.
"And that's a big mistake," Romney said. "I thought it was a mistake on the part of the White House to propose it. I think it was a mistake for Republicans to go along with it."
Romney Slams GOP Leaders - Including His Own VP Nominee - for 2011 Budget Deal - Yahoo! News
And?
Romney is right, it was a mistake because the super committee failed. It was never supposed to actually pan out like this and yet here we are. They all thought the idea would work, give a small group extra power, put a time bomb in their hands if they fail to come to a deal and they STILL failed. Go figure.
And?
Romney is right, it was a mistake because the super committee failed. It was never supposed to actually pan out like this and yet here we are. They all thought the idea would work, give a small group extra power, put a time bomb in their hands if they fail to come to a deal and they STILL failed. Go figure.
1. The democracy is unworkable when lobbyists like Grover Nordquist control Congress and the Senate by controlling large donations. I support the fiscal cliff. Its necessary to do both crucial actions, raise taxes back to the Clinton Rates AND cut spending from $4T to $3T. These actions w/o fingerprints will save the economy at the cost of 1% more unemployment for about 3-months.
2. That Romney whines about the fiscal cliff means that he doesn't know the arithmetic of the Budget. He doesn't get how serious the situation is?! Then again, Ryan should have more than enough info to make informed decisions?!
This election is really for the uninformed, both sides suck, and it looks like the fiscal cliff is our only hope for fiscal sanity...
And?
He is right, it was a mistake because the super committee failed. It was never supposed to actually pan out like this and yet here we are. They all thought the idea would work, give a small group extra power, put a time bomb in their hands if they fail to come to a deal and they STILL failed. Go figure.
And?
Romney is right, it was a mistake because the super committee failed. It was never supposed to actually pan out like this and yet here we are. They all thought the idea would work, give a small group extra power, put a time bomb in their hands if they fail to come to a deal and they STILL failed. Go figure.
1. The democracy is unworkable when lobbyists like Grover Nordquist control Congress and the Senate by controlling large donations. I support the fiscal cliff. Its necessary to do both crucial actions, raise taxes back to the Clinton Rates AND cut spending from $4T to $3T. These actions w/o fingerprints will save the economy at the cost of 1% more unemployment for about 3-months.
2. That Romney whines about the fiscal cliff means that he doesn't know the arithmetic of the Budget. He doesn't get how serious the situation is?! Then again, Ryan should have more than enough info to make informed decisions?!
This election is really for the uninformed, both sides suck, and it looks like the fiscal cliff is our only hope for fiscal sanity...
Sequestration does not do that though. It just makes cuts and it does so in the most asinine way: without regard to whats being cut at all. You can support it all you want but it was never meant to be.
The real lesson to take away from this is that the fuckers in congress failed to cut THREE FUCKING PERCENT out of the budget. Thats right, 1.5 trillion dollars over ten years needed to be cut from a budget around 40 trillion. How they failed to do this is beyond me.
As far as fingerprints go, no. That is the opposite of what we need. We do not need more politicians scapegoating tough decisions and we REALLY need a voting populous that is going to take them to task. As much as I would like to blame the politicians for this mess, it is the American people that have become too fat and lazy to learn anything about whats going on or what needs to be done. They will not bother until it is too late.
And?
He is right, it was a mistake because the super committee failed. It was never supposed to actually pan out like this and yet here we are. They all thought the idea would work, give a small group extra power, put a time bomb in their hands if they fail to come to a deal and they STILL failed. Go figure.
It "failed" because it gave Republicans exactly what they "said" they wanted. To cut spending.
Well..here it is..
No it did not. Rs want reform in entitlements, something sequestration does not do. It also emphasizes cuts on the rights sacred cow the military. So, the left gets their sacred cow without any impact and the rights cow gets slaughtered. How is it they got everything they wanted?And?
He is right, it was a mistake because the super committee failed. It was never supposed to actually pan out like this and yet here we are. They all thought the idea would work, give a small group extra power, put a time bomb in their hands if they fail to come to a deal and they STILL failed. Go figure.
It "failed" because it gave Republicans exactly what they "said" they wanted. To cut spending.
Well..here it is..
Well, I can agree with you there. I was referring to the OPs premise and what Romney said. WE might agree that is what we want but the right and the left did not want this. The purpose that sequestration was SUPPOSED to fill was an adjunct failure: to motivate the sides to come to an agreement. If they had actually done their job we would also have achieved larger savings too as the target was another 300 billion higher than sequestration was.Sequestration demands that the cuts be made, one way or another. I personally don't care how the morons cut spending. If anyone with sense takes the NYT challenge to balance the Budget it is soooo simple its ridiculous. Defense needs to be cut, foreign aid needs to be cut, education needs to be cut, Fannie & Freddie need to be axed, SS & Medicare need to be fixed, Obamacare needs to be axed, etc.
I do. Where would you have pulled that I dont from my post? I firmly believe in reducing the deficit and, eventually, the debt. That does not change the fact that sequestration failed in what it was supposed to achieve.The voters have less sway than the lobbyists <apparently>. If the dems want to raise revenue they should look to Wall Street and implement a "transaction tax" to fund entitlements. The GOP would need to commit to closing loop-holes to raise revenue and balance the Budget.
Maybe you don't get that the $17-trillion Debt will eventually need to be re-financed at higher interest, and that's when the system collapses.
What was the purpose of picking Paul Ryan again? So far he's made Ryan flip flop on every one of his "signature" pieces of legislation.
I'm looking forward to the debates.
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