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Paul Ryan: I probably shouldn’t have voted for that AIG bonus tax, huh?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... of attainder” as soon as news broke that Congress was thinking about it. Ryan, of course, was also one of the Republicans who crossed the aisle to vote for the original TARP, something for which I don’t fault him but pretty much all of you do. If he wanted to “send a message,” maybe he should have sent it then, yes? He’s still one of the GOP’s young stars, but one more wrong vote on a high-profile bill and his vaunted economic cred will be permanently damaged. And speaking of which, this just in about the GOP’s new alternative mini-budget released today: “Cantor and Ryan were ...
Let the Implosion Continue!
Hoffmania! —
... Politico, who was the biggest culprit to fall for the hype leading up to the GOP's disasterous press conference/Obama bash-a-thon bounces back with a report that the GOP leadership is at war with itself over the presentation (or lack thereof) of their "budget" today and what's eventually going to go into it. ...
GOP Budget Plan Fizzles Amid Lack Of Details, Infighting, Mockery
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... But that's not the worst of it: Politico's Glenn Thrush is reporting that critics of this "blueprint budget" include Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan, and that the whole proposal is part of a Mike Pence ego trip. ...
GOP Budget Plan Fizzles Amid Lack Of Details, Infighting, Mockery
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... But that's not the worst of it: Politico's Glenn Thrush is reporting that critics of this "blueprint budget" include Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan, and that the whole proposal is part of a Mike Pence ego trip. ...
Republican Infighting
Daily Kos —
After today's rollout of the House Republican's laughable, so-called budget plan, the knives have come out: House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) raised objections to an abbreviated alternative budget "blueprint" released today -- but were told by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) they needed to back the plan, according to several Republican sources. ... he and Cantor were reportedly told by Boehner and Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) they needed to move more quickly to counter ...
A Quick Explanation for the GOP Seppuku Today
Balloon Juice —
... And that is why they went out and made fools of themselves today, even when they don’t even agree internally on the budget they claim to be putting together. ...
The Republican's Real Problem
Newshoggers.com —
... GOP leaders held a press conference this morning to prove a) they could put together a budget; b) that they could be the "party of yes"; and c) that their agenda is about more than just saying the opposite of whatever President Obama wants.
Instead, they unveiled a "budget" with no numbers or even budget estimates, and spent most of the press conference criticizing the president.
But they did have a chart:
Not even all of the Republicans were impressed.
House Minority ...
The GOP Has a Budget Plan
The Democratic Daily —
The GOP has a budget plan. What’s in it? Apparently not much:
The Republican budget proposal does not say how much money they would raise, or spend.
Perhaps they might figure that out after they finish arguing over it. Good luck with that.
Tags: Budget Plan, Good Luck, GOP, How Much Money, Republican Budget Proposal
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... GOP releases hilarious joke "budget."
Cue the wingnut fight.
Cue the analysis.
Getting bad in North Dakota.
Plus, a levee failure.
Funny, they don't like being called godless heathens.
Real plumbers vs. "Joe."
Tough love for progressives.
Stay classy, Glenn.
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GOP BUDGET BALONEY
Right Wing Nut House —
... weeks pulling together credible numbers and receiving input from many sources. It is designed to be a detailed and realistic alternative to what the Democrats have put out there so far. But the Ryan amendment was being crafted on a parallel track with the “Road to Recovery” document which is nothing more than political pablum - and rancid oatmeal at that. The R to R was apparently a GOP leadership project pushed by Mike Pence who is pushing something else as well - his own personal presidential ambitions: Ryan, the ranking Republican on the budget committee, plans to introduce ...
The House GOP's fiasco
Political Animal —
THE HOUSE GOP'S 'FIASCO'... The rollout of the House Republicans' not-really-a-budget budget has been a fiasco. But let's not overlook the fact that it's not just Democrats who think the GOP's "Road to Recovery" document is ridiculous. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) raised objections to an abbreviated alternative budget "blueprint" released today -- but were told by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) they needed to back the plan, according to several Republican sources. [...] Ryan, the ranking Republican on the budget committee, ...
House Republicans Flub Budget Roll Out
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... : "Let's be honest: Yesterday's House Republican budget rollout was a P.R. disaster for the GOP... now we learn that Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan objected to unveiling yesterday's 'blueprint' but were overruled by Reps. John Boehner and Mike Pence. But bigger than any internal disagreements or any criticism about a lack of details is the fact that yesterday's GOP non-announcement moved the attention away from the Obama-vs.-congressional Democrat storyline to the GOP's lack of a budget. In fact, after yesterday, the White House and congressional Democrats can agree on one ...
House Republicans mocked for their "No budget" photo op
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... Since then, the leaders of the GOP have faced enormous mocking -- as they should. In an article that seems to be everywhere, Politico reports that there is a big GOP cat fight underway over the debacle: ...
The Party of Don't Know
Hoffmania! —
... Let’s be honest: Yesterday’s House Republican budget rollout was a P.R.
disaster for the GOP. “Here it is, Mr. President” was the title of the
GOP Leader blog touting that they had answered Obama’s dare to produce
a budget. The problem -- their budget rollout didn’t contain any hard
budget numbers or deficit projections. They say those hard numbers will
come out next week. But now we learn that Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul
Ryan objected
to unveiling yesterday’s “blueprint,” but were overruled by Reps. John
Boehner and Mike Pence. ...
Cantor Mocked On Fox News For Attending Britney Concert (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... (that Cantor isn't even a fan of) as a brilliant document AND gently ribbing the Representative for attending a Britney Spears concert. JOURNALISM! ...
Cantor Mocked On Fox News For Attending Britney Concert (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... (that Cantor isn't even a fan of) as a brilliant document AND gently ribbing the Representative for attending a Britney Spears concert. JOURNALISM! ...
GOP Leadership Rivals Throw Mike Pence Under the Bus
Matthew Yglesias —
I’ve seen a lot of people link to this Glenn Thrush Politico item, but I have a slightly different take on it:
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) raised objections to an abbreviated alternative budget “blueprint” released today — but were told by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) they needed to back the plan, according to several Republican sources. […] “In his egocentric rush to get on camera, Mike Pence threw the rest ...
The “reality-based community” meets reality
Patterico's Pontifications —
... , regardless of the person sitting in the White House. It is far easier to be united in opposition than it is in governing (though the GOP is fumbling that at the moment). The separation of powers creates some checks and balances, even when one party holds Congress and the White House. Voters will be ...
Old Whine In New Bottles-- Tedisco Campaign Stumbles And Falls Behind
DownWithTyranny! —
... Tedisco's Republican colleagues haven't done him any good. And I don't just mean Michael Steele's strategic disaster of a campaign, which even Tedisco himself denounced. Republicans on the national stage look mighty clownish these days. Just yesterday, the House Republican leadership horribly botched an attempt to offer an alternative budget. It turned into a p.r. nightmare as they all stumbled all over each other and got ...
Rethugs unmercilessly mocked for their doofy photo-op
WTF Is It Now?!? —
... (Parts slightly rephrased for clarity) OMFG. The whole flailathon was so fucked up it made even other conservatives unhappy: ...
Lost in the Missouri budget shuffle: Roy Blunt's "embarassing" federal budget proposal
Fired Up! Missouri —
... But now we learn that Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan objected to unveiling yesterday’s “blueprint,” but were overruled by Reps. John Boehner and Mike Pence. But bigger than any internal disagreements or any criticism about a lack of details is the fact that yesterday’s GOP non-announcement moved the attention away from the Obama-vs.-congressional Democrat storyline to the GOP’s lack of a budget. In fact, after yesterday, the White House and congressional Democrats can agree on one thing: The GOP -- at least until next week -- is the ...
Come Saturday Morning: The GOP’s Underpants Gnome Budget
Firedoglake —
... Christy's had a shot at this already, but dang it, this is frickin' hilarious. When President Obama challenged the Republicans to come up with a FY 2010 budget, after listening to them rant for nearly a month about his proposed budget, this is what happened: ...
Party of No Numbers
Political Animal —
... Senate Budget Committee, has pointed out that if the GOP amendments are accepted en masse (which will not happen), the amended budget would be the Republican alternative. Senate GOP leaders have also pointed out that Senate Democrats didnât offer a detailed alternative budget in 2005 and 2006, when Republicans last controlled the Senate. In any event, a full budget alternative may be what McCain wants, but it's not going to be what happens. This comes after GOP leaders immediately blasted their own superiors in the House after the negative reaction to the non-budget, and ...
Ryan on the Budget
The Corner on National Review Online —
... significantly to the left of that budget. The so-called "Blue Dog" Democrats, who claim a mantle of fiscal conservatism, could block the president's plan. "Of the people who call themselves Blue Dogs, there are enough of them to prevent this from happening," he said. Unfortunately, the Blue Dogs will not even be presenting their own alternative budget this year as they have in year's past. It is a sign that few of them will dare cross Speaker Nancy Pelosi by voting against. Ryan, who was not thrilled by last week's release of a GOP budget document lacking any details, said ...
Focus on Obama Policies
The Reaction —
... or as Progressives wanted. The administration has been hampered by a lack of anyone but the President to "sell" his approaches, though that is getting better as Timothy Geithner gains confidence. The Obama administration budget -- "Priorities survived." The Senate and House have approved competing budget plans, both short of what the President actually wanted, though the administration is putting the best face on it. A few - 38 - House Republicans defected during the final vote. Politico ...
Internal GOP leaks
Political Animal —
... writing the GOP budget, Rep. Paul D. Ryan (Wis.), had urged the party to hold off going public until it could produce a finished product. Both men wanted a more detailed proposal with dollar figures that would make it a more defensible document. Boehner and House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) disagreed, hoping to counter as quickly as possible Democrats' charge that Republicans are "the Party of No." The result was a botched rollout and bad press. Glenn Thrush had a similar report last week. Greg Sargent ...
