Paul Ryan Defended Stimulus In 2002

Up with Chris Hayes ^ | 8/19/12 | Sal Gentile

[xlib]

The latest line of attack from the left against Ryan. He needs to own it, and agree it was the wrong thing to do; chalk it up to a youngster's misguided party loyalty. The more R&R distance themselves from Bush's Keynesian flights of fancy the better.

[paintriot]

There is nothing Ryan has done that would be anyway near as bad as obama/bidens actions/inactions over the last four years and their separate careers before that.

I’m voting for Ryan.

[PJ-Comix]

Apples and Oranges. 2002 stimulus was basically tax cuts while the 2009 stimulus was a MASSIVE "shovel ready" spending program where a big chunk of the money went right back to governments. See post #4:

Stimulus in 2002 was tax cuts. Stimulus in 2009 was trillions in spending.

[Askwhy5times]

If liberals want to portray Romney and Ryan as right-wing extremists, they really should give up pointing out votes that make them look more moderate. They are in essence making the case for Independents to vote Romney-Ryan in 2012.

[Tennessee Nana]

The effects on the economy from 9/11 were unprecedented...

anything Bush tried would be a gamble...

The fact that he and congress did try to save our country from financial disaster was a gutsy move...

Did Ryan say anything on the house floor before the vote to explain his support of the stimulus ???

[ridesthemiles]

WHAT STIMULUS in 2002???

Obama was busy voting ‘present’ in Illinois.