House Republicans Flub Budget Roll Out
"Days after being chided by President Obama for offering no alternative to his $3.6 trillion budget, House Republicans on Thursday released their own spending plan that proved light on numbers and specific policy proposals," the Washington Times reports.
The AP notes the "glossy pamphlet, short on detail, promises to cut domestic spending below current levels but makes it impossible to determine what deficit the GOP is projecting based on its numbers."
First Read: "Let's be honest: Yesterday's House Republican budget rollout was a P.R. disaster for the GOP... now we learn that Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan objected to unveiling yesterday's 'blueprint' but were overruled by Reps. John Boehner and Mike Pence. But bigger than any internal disagreements or any criticism about a lack of details is the fact that yesterday's GOP non-announcement moved the attention away from the Obama-vs.-congressional Democrat storyline to the GOP's lack of a budget. In fact, after yesterday, the White House and congressional Democrats can agree on one thing: The GOP -- at least until next week -- is the 'Party of No.' What's more, it puts more pressure on Ryan to truly put out a comprehensive budget alternative; Also, this episode could end up creating a rift in the GOP over how to combat the Obama White House. After all, Senate Republicans wanted nothing to do with an alternative, and now Mitch McConnell, et al are either laughing at their House GOP colleagues, furious at them, or both."
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