House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) stepped onto the national stage on Tuesday night and delivered the GOP’s response to President Obama’s State of the Union address.
Earlier in the evening, Obama, in his State of the Union speech, argued that for America to “win the future,” the government would need to engage in more deficit spending and run up its proverbial credit card on various programs such as “green” energy investments that are dear to the hearts of liberals.
In a somber tone that seemed to befit an accountant who was staring at the cold hard facts associated with the budget and America’s debt, Ryan’s message to Obama seemed to be “not so fast, Mr. President.”
Stating that “it’s no coincidence that trust in government is at an all-time low now that the size of government is at an all-time high,” Ryan said that “we believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper.”
