Let the Implosion Continue!

Politico, who was the biggest culprit to fall for the hype leading up to the GOP's disasterous press conference/Obama bash-a-thon bounces back with a report that the GOP leadership is at war with itself over the presentation (or lack thereof) of their "budget" today and what's eventually going to go into it.

We got buckets of popcorn here. Have some.

The 19-page document, prepared by Pence's office, was distributed two days after  President Obama criticized Republicans for trashing his detail-crammed 142-page budget outline without producing a credible alternative.

“In his egocentric rush to get on camera, Mike Pence threw the rest of the Conference under the bus, specifically Paul Ryan, whose staff has been working night and day for weeks to develop a substantive budget plan," said a GOP aide heavily involved in budget strategy...

The leadership appeared united a press conference this afternoon, with Pence and Boehner holding  copies of blue-jacketed budget outline as photographers clicked away.

But no sooner were copies distributed, than Democrats began blasting away, gleefully pointing to its lack of specific numbers -- except for a proposal to cut tax rates on people earning $100,000 from over 20 percent to 10 percent...

Cantor and Ryan were reportedly "embarrassed" by the document -- believing it was better to absorb a week of hits from Democrats than to be slammed for failing to produce a thoughtful and detailed alternative.

The Republican Party: America's embarrassment.

Comments

[Dick Cabeza]

It took them 19 pages to say cut taxes, cut spending for the public good, and increase spending for cronies? Wow and I thought I could be wordy!

[David Aquarius]

Boehner's demeanor was so smug and condescending during the whole thing, I thought I'd puke. He needed to be monkeyslapped so bad, I could have broken my TV Box. That fool needs to be knocked down a peg or two.

Now, let's hope Nancy Pelosi has her bull snippers with her. She has an opportunity at getting some cool ornaments for a wind chime

[lawton]

Who or what kind of creatures vote for these idiotic freaks and keeps them in office?