June 16, 2012
EXCEPT THAT HE HAS A PLAN READY TO HAND:
Skip the falsehoods, Mr. President, and give us a plan (Dana Milbank, 6/15/12, Washington Post)
I had high hopes for President Obama's speech on the economy. But instead of going to Ohio on Thursday with a compelling plan for the future, the president gave Americans a falsehood wrapped in a fallacy.The falsehood is that he has been serious about cutting government spending. The fallacy is that this election will be some sort of referendum that will break the logjam in Washington.
Just revive the Simpson-Bowles deal he'd pretty much reached with John Boehner and throw the GOP some Ryan Plan bones. At this point, the logjam is ready to burst once a president is willing to spend political capital on it, the way President Reagan did when he saved SS or GHWB when he boosted taxes or Bill Clinton when he cut deals with Newt or W when he passed the prescription drug plan.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 16, 2012 5:50 AM
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