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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Budget

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | House Budget Members Battle It Out On GOP Spending Plan
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, on Tuesday defended the GOP budget proposal drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., calling a balanced budget “a moral imperative” that Democrats have not yet met.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
AEI | Obama's auto-bailout fiction
The health care legislation is unpopular, as is the stimulus. The one thing President Obama always seems to mention is the auto bailout. Given that automakers are profitable now, he asserts, his actions, which were purportedly opposed by Republicans, have been proven wise.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
The American | Obama slams Ryan’s vision as he hides his own
We’ve gone from hope and change to slash and burn. In a campaign speech to the Associated Press today, President Obama just went on and on and on: “… Trojan horse  … radical vision … thinly veiled Social Darwinism … antithetical to our entire history.” Hardly the language of an American president eager for a “grand bargain” with Republicans on taxes and spending.
Heritage Foundation | So, Where Is the President’s Solution to the Fiscal Crisis?
If President Obama wants to challenge the House Republican budget passed last week, he certainly should. His views would be more enlightening, however, if they actually said something substantial, instead of the shrill hyperbole he repeated today.