Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., faulted President Obama for adopting a strategy of attacking Republican proposals regarding debt and entitlements while refusing to offer any ideas of his own.
“This president is completely irresponsible,” DeMint told The Washington Examiner in an interview. “The problems that are facing us, that have us on the edge of the cliff — he’s avoided. It’s a cowardly thing to do as a world leader not to address the big problems.”
“It’s clear the president’s not serious,” DeMint also said. “His own party won’t even touch his budget . . . the Democrats won’t even show their hand with a budget. I really think it’s disgraceful.”
The senator characterized Obama’s budgetary policies as a campaign strategy. “He thinks he can go into the election and fool the American people — that he can take shots at what Republicans are suggesting and frighten old people.”
Will that strategy work for Obama? “Americans aren’t stupid,” DeMint declared. “They’re going to see through the clutter that Republicans are at least trying to address the problems with some different ideas that we can sit down and debate.”
