Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.
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Fiscal policy is not just, or even not even principally, the purview of the president.
On issues relating to taxes, you don't always speak with one voice.
In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.
The President is not squaring with the American people as to the seriousness of our nation's fiscal condition. It is time for people to stand up and tell the truth.
It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.
It's disappointing that President Obama - who ran for office in 2008 saying he was going to be a fiscally responsible president - has caused the largest deficits and the largest debt in American history.
What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief.
My friend Paul Ryan talks about fiscal responsibility, but voted to put two wars on a credit card.
I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.
Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.
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