Ryan, Rubio lay out their visions for the GOP’s future
After stressing that he was “proud of the campaign Mitt Romney and I ran,” Ryan, the 2012 Republican VP nominee delivering his first speech since he and Romney lost on election night, focused on the importance of giving Americans the opportunity to “escape from poverty” and move up the socioeconomic ladder.
“When 40 percent of all children born into the lowest income quintile never rise above it, what does it say about our country?” the chairman of the House Budget Committee asked at the Kemp Foundation Leadership Award Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. He argued that schools, families and communities are not doing a good enough job in providing a path out of poverty and that the economy “is failing to provide basic security, much less rising wages.” …
“Americans are a compassionate people. And there’s a consensus in this country about our obligations to the most vulnerable. Those obligations are beyond dispute. The real debate is how best we can meet them. It’s whether they are better met by private groups or by government – by voluntary action or by government action. The truth is, there has to be a balance.”
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NOT IMPRESSED……NEXT.
ToddPA on December 5, 2012 at 1:04 PM
If this “vision” includes amnesty, then there is no future for the GOP.
Rebar on December 5, 2012 at 1:08 PM
It says that their lazy asses prefer to live comfortably in their govt. nanny state where they do not have to work.
It says that they see no need to try hard or have goals when all their basic needs are met by the welfare state and all they have to do is vote for a Democrat every two to four years.
NeoKong on December 5, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Definitely need to tell people how free market principles will impact them personally, rather than just expecting them to know. And how statist policies negatively impact them beyond the up front cash. Just assuming that the general public gets this is ignorant.
besser tot als rot on December 5, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Ryan worked with Boehner to get the “obstructionist Conservatives” off the committee panels.
His way of the future looks just like the past, but with new faces.
portlandon on December 5, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Again how is Rubio fighting the good fight instead of just campaigning? He should be leading the charge on the budget fight if he wants to be President, not just a cog in the system.
Next!
Oil Can on December 5, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Dissappointing.
Oil Can on December 5, 2012 at 1:15 PM
This version of America is beyond redemption. Let it burn and pick up the pieces.
ramesees on December 5, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Almost sounds exactly like Rubio’s first floor speech. That did not impress me all that much.
astonerii on December 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Both are frauds and neither seem to acknowledge or know that these “spending cuts” are not even cuts but a slight reduction in increased spending. But hey…at least Rubio is brown and Ryan is young. It’s nice to know that the Dems aren’t the only party that practices politics of identity.
MoreLiberty on December 5, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Two young, one arrogant, RINOs.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Show me a budget deal that does not rob me to dress up a pig and I
might think you guys .
Lucano on December 5, 2012 at 1:44 PM
What does it say about their parents and community?
Or course the words ‘parent’ and ‘country’ and ‘government’ are interchangeable to progressives.
gwelf on December 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM
So we’re not conceding the basic liberal argument that culture and society, family and communities are no longer able or responsible for dealing with life – we now require a federal government to intercede? What ‘balance’ can be had when by definition an empowered federal government requires a shrunken civil society in which families and the community operate?
Also, what about the federal government constantly changing the definition of poor to keep the whole scam going? Poor used to mean what it means around the world – unable to properly feed or house yourself.
The government has already spent trillions trying to pull the poor out of poverty but it’s a demonstrably horrible failure.
gwelf on December 5, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Also, good luck with that ‘balanced’ approach. You’re never going to out promise the democrats or convince them to cut back on entitlements and payouts and an expanding state.
gwelf on December 5, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Oh boy. Yeah, this reminds me of Boehner’s negotiating style: starting from the middle. He’s starting with the idea that government should be involved. This just sounds like Compassionate Conservatism 2.0.
Dongemaharu on December 5, 2012 at 1:57 PM
This thread is Exhibit A of why Republicans have lost the popular vote in 5 of the last 6 elections.
rockmom on December 5, 2012 at 3:58 PM
No, no, no, certainly not amnesty, only a ‘pathway to citizenship. /wink, nudge
I yawn in the general direction of the GOP establishments two young darling upstarts. The GOP establishment is the problem, it doesn’t matter how old they are or the color of their skin.
FloatingRock on December 5, 2012 at 4:01 PM
Paul Ryan 2016 chances just went poof!! When he is directly asked “why did you stay silent when conservative members of the committee that you head were purged from it?” We will see the lackey that he is for Establishment
journeymike on December 5, 2012 at 4:28 PM