Obama: Keep talking to me until you agree on a budget. Paul Ryan: Over here, Over here!

Just when you thought we might be making progress on a budget deal, here comes Barry to stick his two cents in.

From CNN, via iGoogle:

BREAKING NEWS: President Obama says he will keep calling congressional leaders back to the White House until a budget deal is sealed.

Except that by "congressional leaders" he means "not Paul Ryan."

And you gotta love this part:

"What we can't do is have a 'my way or the highway' approach to this problem," he told reporters at the White House.

Do tell Barry! Wasn't "my way or the highway" exactly the approach you used to enact ObamaCare? Did the rules change?

Speaking of Paul Ryan though, can he crunch the numbers, or what?

Our budget, which we call The Path to Prosperity, is very different. For starters, it cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president's budget over the next 10 years, reduces the debt as a percentage of the economy, and puts the nation on a path to actually pay off our national debt. Our proposal brings federal spending to below 20% of gross domestic product (GDP), consistent with the postwar average, and reduces deficits by $4.4 trillion.

Despite these massive cuts, keep in mind that at the end of ten years, the debt still is not paid off. That's how big a hole Barry and the Democrats have dug us in to. And their budget plan makes the deficit worse.

So Barry, how about we compromise a little and talk about "your way or The Highway to Prosperity?" I know which one I'd choose!

Posted at 15:33 by Chris Wysocki   [/economy]   Comments | Perm Link |
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