Posted on 09/02/2012 5:22:55 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Biden: Paul Ryan ‘Walked Away’ From Deficit Commission
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vice President Joe Biden launched a new attack on Rep. Paul Ryan in his home state of Wisconsin today, criticizing the Republican vice presidential candidate for not admitting in his convention speech that he was a member of the bipartisan deficit commission he railed against Wednesday evening.
“What he didn’t tell you is he sat on that commission,” Biden said at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. “He sat on that commission, and were he and his house Republican friends that he leads, had they voted with the commission, it would have been voted on, but he voted no. He would not let it go to the floor. He walked away.”
During his convention speech Wednesday, Ryan criticized the way President Obama initiated and handled the commission, but the Wisconsin congressman failed to mention his own role on it.
“[Obama] created a bipartisan debt commission. They came back with an urgent report. He thanked them, sent them on their way, and then did exactly nothing,” Ryan said in Tampa.
Ryan was one of eight Republicans on the 18-member commission and was among three Republicans on the panel who voted against the commission’s recommendations, which failed to be adopted.
Biden also highlighted how the commission recommended $3 in spending cuts for every dollar raised in tax revenue, a proposal Romney and Ryan oppose.
“Congressman Ryan failed to mention any of that — a convenient omission I’d say,” Biden said.
“I love these guys how they claim to care about the deficit,” Biden said. “Ladies and gentlemen, the thing I most love at them is about how they discovered the middle class at their convention. Isn’t that amazing?
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Ryan walked away and then proceeded to write another budget plan. Obama just RAN AWAY.
Yikes - better clean your keyboard.
Did you say “Ryan walked away and then proceeded to write another budget plan. Obama just RAN AWAY.”?
Holy Shi’ite, man, it’s OK!
Good point. Obama ran away from his commission report.
This is all a distraction, to talk about Ryan being on that commission. That commission studied a major problem with our government finances. The commission was put together by the president. The commission reported findings and made recommendations TO THE PRESIDENT.
It was up to the president to decide what legislation or what actions to recommend, based on the results of the commission, NOT UP TO PAUL RYAN as a member of that commission.
The president was the point man to decide on a course of action from that commission report, not Paul Ryan as a commission member/member of Congress.
saw you the first time
Calm down
Full auto Ipad, huh?
Where do I get me one of them?
A week ago this came up in a panel and
Dan balz said “Paul Ryan didn’t vote for Simpson-Bowles because
it didn’t repeal Obamacare.”
I was SHOCKED that a reporter would offer the truth like that.
OBAMACARE is 2.5 trillion new entitlement. AND WE ARE GOING TO LET
IT SLIDE?
So good it’s worth saying 17 times....
Biden been at the cider again...
nothing to walk away from...Obama ignored the final report.
Just a grin with a body behind it, to quote a movie tradesman.
I still bet Biden finds a way out of the debates.
I still bet Biden finds a way out of the debates
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Since he thinks he is perfectly sane and the ‘real deal’ he has absolutely no clue that he is clueless.
Now, on the other hand, his handlers etal are trying to figure out a way to get him out of it.
The only way he wins is when the MSM claims Ryan is picking on an ill person, albeit crazy.
Much like Fazio was charged with picking on Hillary and the Gen on Boxer when they called the ‘lady’(barf) ma’am.
Democrats flee Wisconsin to protest union curbs
And so is voting "NO!" Especially when Dems offer another $3 to $1 spending cut for each dollar of taxes raised. One of the dumbest things Reagan ever did was to take that same bait! The taxes get raised and raised and raised, but the cuts never happen... NEVER!!!
Good for you Paul Ryan and God bless you!!!
Biden is still a perpetual pantload! (whew)
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