Rep. Paul Ryan Blames Obama for Dividing America

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is mighty disappointed with President Obama. The chairman of the House Budget Committee, who has bested Obama in head-to-head policy showdowns, blames the president for failing to outline a solution to the debt crisis while dividing America with talk of class warfare.

Ryan's speech at Heritage yesterday made news for its strong critique of Obama. He sat down for an interview afterward to outline why he's so disheartened by Obama. Ryan also redefined how Americans should look at class warfare, taking aim at crony capitalism and the politically connected who drive American further into debt.

Despite the monumental challenges facing America, Ryan said he remains an optimist. He's hopeful the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction will include some of the House-passed budget reforms in its final report.

The interview runs 5 minutes. Hosted by Rob Bluey and produced by Kyle Tuckness with the help of Hannah Sternberg. For more videos from Heritage, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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[USA4July1776]

Barack Obama is a dream.

In 2008, the dream was "hope and change." In 2012, it is "progress thwarted by evil partisans and selfish greed." As Gertrude Stein said “there is no there there.” Obama is a corrosive hack that needs enemies to draw attention from his lack of depth, for he is truly a mile wide and an inch deep. He is an illusion; always appearing to be more than he is, more promise than reality.

In the end, America suffers most from the machinations of the man who was never there.

[dantheleo]

@poindexterwitkowsky Then by all means, cut a check to the I.R.S. today and give them as much as your able to afford! Do your part, don't just set on the fence bitching your liberal mantras or msnbc talking points, talk the talk and walk the walk! How is the easiest way to spot a liberal/democrat, when they call huge tax hikes on every American... revenues?

[DillonDee1]

This year USA Govt Revenue will be about 14% of GDP.

This is the lowest USA revenue % in DECADES.

The reason for this is mainly the massive tax cuts made for the top 10% under Bush.

Our revenue % is also quite low compared to most other industralized countries

Our spending % is much closer to other nations.

FOLKS -- WE DONT HAVE SO MUCH OF A SPENDING PROBLEM AS WE HAVE A REVENUE PROBLEM -- WE MUST RAISE THE TAXES ON THE SUPER-RICH BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE UNDER CLINTON OR REAGAN!

[Number1Trojan93]

Ryan I love you but Im not sure I can ever forgive you for not running for President! Could you imagine a Ryan-Rubio ticket? They'd slaughter Obama!

[tnoyy34rt]

Ryan is a horrible man, he keeps blaming others "except" the person who caused the mess. We ALL agree Bush goofed our country & world up... and Obama has come in and fixed most of the issues Bush created, so why is Ryan blaming Obama? it makes no sense and most likely why nobody in America trust Republicans.

[HTHAMMACK1]

LOL! Like conservatives have an answer to solve the debt crises. These are the same assholes how rubber stamped every dollar Bush spent, and he spent so much that he added almost 5 trillion dollars to the national debt. The only reason these idiots care now is because there is a democratic president.

[daveusaz1218]

@CiPHeR890 Voter fraud, ballot fraud and keeping legitimate voters away from the polling places are all inventions of the left wingnuts. They do this because they cleptomaniacs and they will do anything to turn America into a church run dictatorship, sponsored by banks and international corporations as the overlords to the corrupt churches and politicians.

Paul Ryan is just a cheezy used car salesman turned politician for a quick buck performing on the reality TV show they call politics

[CiPHeR890]

@daveusaz1218 Whoa, I thought you leftists didn't like to stereotype? I guess that's wrong. How progressive of you. You better make sure you can get as many illegals to the voting booths without photo ID's as you can!

[daveusaz1218]

@CiPHeR890 You are a typical right wingnut, what ever the right wing politicians do, they turn around and blame the left. That crap may work on sheeple but not on me or the majority of Americans, so you righties better hope you're successful in keeping voters out of the voting booth and hiding ballots in the trunks of your cars and rigging the electronic vote because if the real majorities voice gets out, the rebublicans will be spending eternity with the Do Do bird, Especially the teabaggers

[CiPHeR890]

@daveusaz1218 Why is conservatism so bad to you? Forget the social issues some of them believe adamantly in, and just think about keeping the bucks you make. That is, unless you are of course unemployed. The left doesn't care about you, all they care about is getting your vote by making you as dependent as possible. You should be happy if the evil conservatives you don't like made their own country.

[daveusaz1218]

@CiPHeR890 If your head was to accidentally slip out of your ass, You might be able to have thoughts that actually make sense.

So until you become a real American, Keep your confederate mouth shut, the North won the war, so get over it.

Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell are nothing more than terrorist to the democratic process of America and would be happy if they can turn America into a dictatorship run by the church perverts.

[CiPHeR890]

@daveusaz1218 What if conservatives/republicans seceded from the Union and we made our own nation? What would you do without the productive members of society that actually work and aren't looking for bigger government that gives handouts ceaselessly?