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08-07-2009, 08:46 PM
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25883.html
Ron Paul: Obama 'deserves an F'
By: Andy Barr
August 6, 2009 01:41 PM EST
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Thursday that President Barack Obama deserves a failing grade for his first 200 days in office.
The libertarian-minded Republican ultimately graded the president at a just-passing “D” when asked to rate Obama’s performance during an interview on CNN’s “American Morning,” though only because he decided to factor in extenuating circumstances.
“I’d probably give them a D. He deserves an F, but I give him a D to make one point is that he's not responsible for this mess,” Paul said.
“The last administration has a lot to do with this. The Congress has a lot to do with it,” the former presidential candidate added. “So I would say he’s failing, but he doesn’t deserve all of the blame.”
Paul was appearing on CNN with his son, Rand, who recently announced that he is running for Kentucky’s Republican nomination for the United States Senate.
Asked the same question as his father, Rand was less understanding of what he too sees as a failed performance by the president.
“I would say an F,” he said flatly, citing the size of the national debt.
“You cannot borrow and borrow and borrow and print money to pay for this without repercussions, and the repercussions will be higher prices in the grocery store,” Rand Paul said.
Ron Paul: Obama 'deserves an F'
By: Andy Barr
August 6, 2009 01:41 PM EST
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Thursday that President Barack Obama deserves a failing grade for his first 200 days in office.
The libertarian-minded Republican ultimately graded the president at a just-passing “D” when asked to rate Obama’s performance during an interview on CNN’s “American Morning,” though only because he decided to factor in extenuating circumstances.
“I’d probably give them a D. He deserves an F, but I give him a D to make one point is that he's not responsible for this mess,” Paul said.
“The last administration has a lot to do with this. The Congress has a lot to do with it,” the former presidential candidate added. “So I would say he’s failing, but he doesn’t deserve all of the blame.”
Paul was appearing on CNN with his son, Rand, who recently announced that he is running for Kentucky’s Republican nomination for the United States Senate.
Asked the same question as his father, Rand was less understanding of what he too sees as a failed performance by the president.
“I would say an F,” he said flatly, citing the size of the national debt.
“You cannot borrow and borrow and borrow and print money to pay for this without repercussions, and the repercussions will be higher prices in the grocery store,” Rand Paul said.