Obviously, the deficit was not as severe in 2002. But I cringe seeing Paul Ryan parrot the liberal Keynesian ideological case for stimulus spending…

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Then again, Paul Ryan was like 12-years-old in 2002. Obama was probably at Bill Ayers’ house plotting the downfall of America in 2002.