CEPR on David Brooks: Brooks Bemoans the Lack of a Free Lunch for Representative Ryan

[Derechos]

Friday, 15 April 2011 04:05

That would be at the White House of course. Brooks is upset that:

"It is sad, although not strange, that in today’s Washington they have never had a serious private conversation. The president has never invited Ryan over even for lunch."

Brooks goes on to tell us five things that Ryan "believes" that Obama does not.

"First, he believes that aging populations, expensive new health care technologies and the extravagant political promises have made the current welfare state model unsustainable. Fundamental reform is necessary or the whole thing will collapse, here and in Europe.

Second, he believes that seniors and the middle class cannot be excused from the benefit cuts that will have to be imposed to rebalance these systems. Third, he believes that health care costs will not be brought under control until consumers take responsibility for their decisions and providers have market-based incentives to reduce prices.

Fourth, he believes that tax increases should not be part of these reforms because the economic costs outweigh the gains. Fifth, he does not believe government can nurture growth and reduce wage stagnation with targeted investments."



Let's look at some of these points more closely.


See article for analysis http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/brooks-bemoans-the-lack-of-a-free-lunch-for-representative-ryan

[SpiralHawk]

1. Freaking Republicon propaganda pimp hypocrites like Bookes are

always advocating for 'special' treatment for the RepubliCronies.

Ptoooey on that Socialist Free Lunch for FatCats (R) shit.

[DCKit]

4. "Pimp"? Boy, did you get that wrong.

He may be "pimping" the message, but he gets his orders from higher up.

Geez, between M$NBC, Faux, Koch, inc and all the rest, he's probably getting two or three checks (from each) every week.

[OHdem10]

2. Republicans are so confident of their position, they are considering

putting Ryan in as Presidential Candidate at the
last minute.

Democrats had better get their act together. Republicans
apparently believe they can beat them on Medicare.

[tularetom]

3. Aw they're just pissed off because Obama made their new hero cry

After all the talk about how Ryan was "bold", "serious" and "courageous", the president invited him to that speech and trashed him to his face while he sat there.

It was all too much for the little boy and now all his friends are having a hissy fit about how mean Obama was to him.