Connie Mack disses Paul Ryan budget, calls it a 'joke'

[teach1st]

Source: St. Petersburg Times

Criticizing the Republican House budget isn't just for Democrats, anymore.

Republican Congressman and Senate candidate Connie Mack called the budget plan, drafted by fellow Rep. Paul Ryan, a "joke" during a weekend Orlando Tea Party forum. Mack, who missed the Ryan plan vote in Washington last week while he was fundraising in Florida, later said through a spokesman that he would have voted for it anyway.

Mack spokesman David James also sought to clarify that Mack didn't mean to criticize the conservative plan itself — which President Obama roundly bashed Tuesday in a campaign-style speech.

"The vote was the 'joke,' as in the process being a joke, not the Ryan plan itself. And Connie said the vote was a joke," James said in an email. "He supports the Ryan plan but the process is a joke when the GOP House continues to do the right things and the liberal Senate under (Majority Leader Harry) Reid and (Florida Sen. Bill) Nelson continue to kill fiscally responsible measures."

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/connie-mack-disses-paul-ryan-budget-calls-it-a-joke/1223462

[savalez]

1. "he would have voted for it anyway"

Very telling (of shit we already know). Everything they are doing is for show. Though I really don't know what they get out of it.

(Edited to add that I do not believe the bumbling clarification)

[HockeyMom]

2. Mack is my Rep. in Naples, Florida

but he lives in CALIFORNIA. Doesn't matter as long as there is an "R" next to his name.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Never knew he lives in California. Apparently laws aren't meant for Tea Bagging half-wits.

Maybe he's simply too stupid to know how rotten that looks.

What a shame there are so many right-wingers where he claims he lives to re-elect this waste of skin.

[NICO9000]

4. Carpetbaggers, teabaggers, what's the dif?

[mitchtv]

8. married to my rep Mary Bono

we're not sure where she lives anymore

[freshwest]

10. What does that mean? Everyone in the USA can be a rep. in Florida? No residency law?

[TahitiNut]

5. Like most GOP 'humor' ... it's not funny.

Then again, these are the cockroaches who think water-boarding is funny.

[freshwest]

11. These are the Enron types who laughed about old ladies dying in CA because they'd fraudently raised

The rates so high they'd have heat stroke from the heat. That's what a Republican thinks is funny.

[jerseyjack]

6. Post's heading is misleading.

The asshole supports Ryan's legislation. He just doesn't like that the librul senate won't pass it.

[RobertEarl]

7. Ryan plan is a JOKE

A bad joke. The headline is correct in that regard.

And Mack is a joke.

It's all just one big stupid joke to keep the working man squashed so the rich and live large.

The kings and queens of the past have returned to resume their thrones and the Ryans of the world are their hand maidens,

[timesup]

9. A dude is named Connie?

WTF!

nmt.