Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh praised Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, on his show yesterday for producing economic and budget plan to cut government spending by $1 trillion, as Rush also claimed the ideas as his own.
Asked by a caller about the Republican plans for “governing once we take over in 2013,” Rush answered, “You’re not gonna believe my answer; Ron Paul has a good idea.” Paul’s plan calls for a $1 trillion spending cut in the first year and includes the elimination of five executive departments: Energy; Housing and Urban Development; Commerce; Interior; and Education.
“Genuine, big spending cuts are the only thing that is going to bring us back into some semblance of ideas,” Limbaugh said. “Now, these aren’t really Ron Paul’s ideas,” he added, saying “I myself, El Rushbo, have suggested freezing spending at 2008 levels,” or even cut spending to Clinton-era levels. (Paul’s plan would freeze spending at 2006 levels.) “Cutting the EPA, we’ve long been an advocate of this [and] eliminating whole bureaucracies,” Limbaugh added, “but nobody on our side’s ever really seriously proposed it, and Ron Paul’s going to.”
I’m really looking forward to Ron Paul,” Limbaugh said. “I want to hear how he’s gonna implement [these cuts], ’cause he’s running for president.”
