Mitt Romney Campaign Attacks Military Cuts Paul Ryan Supported
Mitt Romney's campaign Thursday criticized President Barack Obama for military budget cuts that Romney's running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) voted for, and implied that government spending is a useful economic stimulus -- at least if it's defense spending.
The attack was launched in a press release that coincided with Ryan speaking at a roundtable discussion on defense in Fayetteville, N.C.
"President Obama’s devastating defense cuts are set to have a massive impact on Fayetteville and the rest of North Carolina," said Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul in the statement. "Because of the President’s lack of leadership, North Carolina could be hit hard with thousands of job losses and millions of dollars in lost economic activity. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will restore our military’s strength and ensure our armed forces have the resources they need."
But what the statement leaves out is Ryan's leading role in crafting those cuts as chairman of the House Budget Committee. He also voted for the Budget Control Act that allowed the nation to raise its debt limit. Part of the deal was creating the "sequester" that requires $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts, including more than $500 billion from defense over 10 years.
Speaking at the roundtable, Ryan also blamed Obama for the sequester despite his own vote for it.
Oh, say it ain't so!... Blaming Obama for what Ryan VOTED FOR?!?! (Wait a minute...Isn't that what the Righties always use when they bring up that some Dems voted for the Iraq War based on the lies and cooked intelligence?) And "budget cuts could cost thousands of jobs"?!?!?! Say it ain't true!!
Now, wait, if budget cuts result in job losses, then it stands to reason that budget funding CREATES jobs? How Keynesian... So, it's okay if the jobs that get lost are non-defense jobs...But defense jobs are somehow sacrosanct?
