MSP Press Release

DATE & TIME: 04/06/2011 at approximately 1306 hrs.

LOCATION: 4000 Block of Skylar Dr., Fruitland, Wicomico County, Maryland

CASE NUMBER: 1154002433

CRIME: Attempted Murder, Assault First Degree

VICTIM:

SUSPECT: John Edward Williams, 71 years old, of 4000 Block of Skylar Dr., Fruitland , Maryland

BRIEF RESUME: On the above date and time Troopers of the Salisbury Barrack responded to the area of 4000 Block of Skylar Dr., Fruitland Maryland in reference to an initial civil complaint. During the course of the investigation it was learned that an alleged assault had taken place. It was alleged that the above suspect use a pick up truck in attempt to run over the victim because of the disagreement. The victim was not injured from the attempt. Troopers immediately identified and made contact with the suspect and place him under arrest for the allegation. The suspect was transported and processed at the Wicomico County Central Booking. He was released into the Detention Centers Custody awaiting his initial appearance with a District Court Commissioner of Wicomico County.

Presidential Straw Poll For Women: Why It’s Important

This coming July, conservative women from around the country will meet in St. Louis, Missouri, for the third annual Smart Girl Summit (SGS), the yearly conference of Smart Girl Politics Action.
Smart Girl Politics Action is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 to bring more conservative women into the political arena, be it as activists or as candidates. Previous conferences have featured such conservative rock stars as Michele Bachmann, Liz Cheney, Michelle Malkin, Marsha Blackburn, S.E. Cupp and many other leading conservative voices from politics, media and the grassroots.
The theme of Smart Girl Summit 2011 is “Gateway to 2012,” and the focus will be on preparing conservative activists for the all-important presidential election cycle. As part of this year’s conference, Smart Girl Politics Action, in conjunction with VOICES of Conservative Women, will conduct the first-ever presidential straw poll decided exclusively by women. This groundbreaking straw poll could well be an important bellwether for those who hope to inhabit the White House come January 20, 2013.
Women are an important voting constituency: the 2010 U.S. Census shows there are 157.2 million females versus 153.2 million males, and The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University has found that women are heading to the polls in greater numbers than men:

In recent elections, voter turnout rates for women have equaled or exceeded voter turnout rates for men. Women, who constitute more than half the population, have cast between four and seven million more votes than men in recent elections. In every presidential election since 1980, the proportion [of] female adults who voted has exceeded the proportion of made adults who voted.

Women as a whole take their 19th Amendment rights very seriously. In the past two years, we have seen conservative women in particular take a more active role in driving the actions and conversations of the grassroots. Women, fed up with the overreach of the federal government, have stepped forward as leaders of the tea party movement, accounting for an estimated 55% of tea party activists. (Indeed, Smart Girl Politics Action was one of the three national sponsoring organizations of the 2009 tea parties.)
And we see in Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, two leaders who are unapologetic in their conservative values, the ability to direct the national dialogue toward those issues important to the grassroots. Smart Girl Politics Action was borne out of the need for more conservative women voices in the public arena and representation at all levels of government. Last year’s “Year of the Woman” saw conservatives achieve great success at the polls, with congressional seats going to rising stars like Kristi Noem, Renee Ellmers, Jaime Herrera and Vicky Hartzler. The SGS Presidential Straw Poll provides a chance to show the value of women in today’s conservative movement and to quantify the kind of leader we would like to see in the White House.

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GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO OFFER REMARKS AT FIRE SAFETY CONFERENCE TOMORROW

ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 6, 2011) – Governor Martin O’Malley will offer introductory remarks before approximately 700 attendees of the National Fire Sprinkler Association’s seminar and exhibition in Baltimore tomorrow, an annual event attended by fire fighters and manufacturers of fire safety equipment.  Governor O’Malley will also present the Technical Service Award.

Governor O’Malley has championed initiatives to support fire fighters and first responders, most notably the establishment of a statewide interoperability communication system.  The O’Malley-Brown Administration has formalized leadership structures and consolidated initiatives and resources into unified efforts to build a statewide radio system, computer-aided dispatch/records management system, and geographic information system platform for first responders. These backbone systems will replace non-interoperable, obsolete or non-existent technologies currently being used by State public safety agencies and will provide a statewide infrastructure for local governments.

Maryland Approves New Car Fee

Drivers are already dealing with high gas prices. But now you’ll be paying more to buy a car in Maryland, too.

State lawmakers approved an increase in what is called the “dealer fee.” That’s a fee that car dealers are allowed to charge for completing paperwork for the new vehicle.

The fee will now go from $100 to $200. And after three years, dealers will be able to charge $300 for the paperwork. The state expects to generate about $6 million a year from the charge.

The fee is not mandatory, and is usually worked into the price of vehicle, meaning you can negotiate the fee amount when buying a car.

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Did The Local Media Drop The Ball On Whitney Bennett?

Let me start off by saying this. Sources are now telling Salisbury News that the Whitney Bennett case is now being considered a homicide. We have not received confirmation that this is in fact the case but many have questioned why Salisbury News and the local MSM dropped the ball on this case.

First let me say that we did publish an article dated December 23rd 2010 HERE.

However, Salisbury News AND the MSM were told by Sheriff Lewis they did NOT believe there was ANY foul play in this case, therefore we published it as a Missing Person Report, standard protocol.

When the Family requested it to be published again, based on what we were informed, we were lead to believe she had just taken off. Now, did we drop the ball, absolutely. However, clearly, there was nothing we could have done anyway.

Hopefully additional details will come forth in the very near future and we can provide more details. Let me say this though. Are we becoming a society in which we are to pamper the true details of what took place, or do we tell the TRUTH. Cases like these are VERY difficult to decide. No matter what is said and done, like I said earlier, this is the Mother of three children who is no longer with us/them.

May she rest in peace.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

APRIL 11, 2011 6:00 p.m.

Government Office Building Room 301

Times shown for agenda items are estimates only.

6:00 p.m. CONVENE – LORD’S PRAYER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6:04 p.m. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

6:07 p.m. PROCLAMATION – Mayor James Ireton, Jr. Proclaiming “Healthcare Decisions Day”

6:12 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA – City Clerk Brenda Colegrove
March 28, 2011 minutes Resolution No. 2044 - approving lease agreement between the City and the Chamber of Commerce for the Salisbury Festival

6:14 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING – City Attorney Paul Wilber
Ordinance No. 2147 - adding Section 8.09, Tree and Plant Trimming or Removal, to the Salisbury Municipal Code, to provide departmental authority to examine nuisance tree, shrub or other plant growth
Ordinance No. 2148 - amending Chapter 10.08 General Traffic Regulations, of the Salisbury Municipal Code, to include the use of speed monitoring devices, setting fees for exceeding speed limits and penalties
for violation of Chapter 10.08

6:24 p.m. ORDINANCE – City Attorney Paul Wilber
Ordinance No. 2145 - 2nd reading - amending Section 15.24, Method of Service, of the Salisbury Municipal Code, requiring owner of a vacant building, who is not domiciled in Wicomico County, to have a local designated agent who is a permanent resident of Wicomico County

6:35 p.m. RESOLUTION – City Administrator John Pick
Resolution No. 2045 - approving City’s 2011 CDBG Action Plan
Resolution No. 2046 - accepting donation of land located in the Harbor Pointe Subdivision identified as Harbor Pointe Subdivision Section 1, Parcel 6 and Harbor Pointe Subdivision Phase II Sec 4A, Parcels 8 and 9 with the intent to subsequently transfer Harbor Pointe Subdivision Section 1, Parcel 6 to Wicomico County and to transfer Harbor Pointe Subdivision Phase II Sec 4A, Parcels 8 and 9 to the Harbor Pointe
Homeowners Association

6:50 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS

7:00 p.m. ADJOURN

Proposed agenda items for April 25, 2011 (subject to change)
Ordinance - 1st reading - proposed FY12 Budget and setting the date for a public hearing
Ordinance - 1st reading - proposed water and sewer rates
Ordinance No. 2147 - 2nd reading - adding Section 8.09, Tree and Plant Trimming  or Removal, to the Salisbury Municipal Code, to provide departmental authority to examine nuisance tree, shrub or other plant growth
Ordinance No. 2148 - 2nd reading - amending Chapter 10.08 General Traffic Regulations, of the Salisbury Municipal Code, to include the use of speed monitoring devices, setting fees for exceeding speed limits and penalties for violation of Chapter 10.08

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Congratulations … It’s Time To Lead

Congratulations to Terry Cohen, Laura Mitchell, and Tim Spies for their election (re-election in the case of Cohen) to the Salisbury City Council.  We at SbyNEWS wish them great success over the next four years.

While there are still absentee ballots to be counted, the 210 ballots issued are highly unlikely to affect three winners.  Only the placing and margins are likely to change.  As Councilwoman Cohen stated yesterday:

“It’s time to get back to work for the people of Salisbury.”

… and there is a lot of work to be done!

After over six years of persistence and hard work, dusk is falling on the last vestiges of the Barrie Comegys approach to city governance.  Voters in Salisbury’s beleaguered neighborhoods have something to be excited about.  However, those same voters are expecting change.

While Mayor Jim Ireton can be proud that crime has declined under his administration, the city’s crime rate is still high.  Neighborhood blight is still a concern.  Economic development is a major issue.  The list goes on … and on.

Over the years Councilwoman Debbie Campbell, along with Cohen and Spies have put forward many ideas that can help move Salisbury forward.  We expect that Mitchell will do the same.  However, ideas are worth only so much if you are a member of a majority coalition.  These ideas will need to be put into action if these council members expect to maintain the trust of the voters who have elected them.

We expect this council to come through and translate ideas into action.  We hope that we are proven right.

SAPOA Gets SPANKED!

No matter what anyone says, SAPOA got spanked in a big way in this election.

I have been wined and dined by SAPOA Members throughout this election and while many of the people within SAPOA seem to be kind people with incredible stories, we were asked to back off certain candidates to give them a chance.

Well, I actually did what they asked because I wanted to see how things would turn out. As long as they were playing fair ball, I decided I would too.

Now, because SAPOA is upset because they knew they were going to flat out lose this election, SAPOA's Presidents own Daughter has created a Blog that personally attacks me. Yes, another Anti Albero Blogger. I contacted Kris Adams the day the Blog started and she assured me that this was not going to be a Blog about attacks. Instead, it was a group of SU Students voicing their opinions. Well, that too changed very quickly as participants to this new Blog have been trying to publish comments here on Salisbury News in the hopes of getting some attention, even trying to link to their Blog, STUPID! It didn't take long for the Albero attack pieces to get started. Go figure, I was lied to.

The SAPOA Candidates received the lowest number of votes and with all due respect, the numbers for two of them were, (quite frankly) embarrassing. In my last conversation with Kris Adams I said that she needed to go back to her grass roots, calm down, state the facts and not become one of them. I honestly felt that they were gaining ground and momentum when they stayed cool, calm and collective but instead they have been trying to use the Internet to bash people and as I had predicted, it would backfire.

So, it's time to simply drop the name SAPOA from this point forward and simply ignore their quest. For several years in a row they have simply made fools out of themselves. While so many in this community want to go after the Bloggers, know that almost all of the people who bashed the Blogs are now Bloggers themselves and or silent partners in blogs. If you can't beat them, join them, right?

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SALISBURY COUNCIL ELECTION – MITCHELL SOARS, LANDLORDS LOSE!

A month or so ago, this blog broke the news about funding by donors involved in the rental industry in Salisbury of several candidates in this year’s election, one of whom went down in the primary election in early March. Now, it seems that the two remaining candidates that SAPOA sponsored in an effort to continue its dominance of the City government – Muir Boda and Orville Dryden – are finished as a result on the balloting on general election day. The winners in Tuesday’s polling are: (in order of finish): Laura Mitchell (796 votes), Terry Cohen (783 votes) and Tim Spies (741 votes), who are the only candidates supported by by more than 50% of the voters. It appears that this outcome won’t be changed by the absentee ballots that will be counted later this week and next week.

Boda, who finished fourth with 673 votes and Dryden, in fifth place with 542 votes, were enabled by the landlords’ funding to do extensive advertising on both radio and TV, while the three winners did considerable door-to-door campaigning in the neighborhoods. Although Ms. Mitchell is a tenant, she appears to have no special ties to SAPOA, and one of her supporters is Salisbury’s mayor, Jim Ireton.

Besides support from the rental industry, Boda and Dryden also benefitted – but, obviously not greatly – from the vicious and frequent personal attacks that Salisbury’s blob-blogger directed at Ms. Cohen and Mr. Spies. As happened two years ago, when Boda lost badly to Debbie Campbell, most Salisbury voters realize that Taylor is a sniper whose ranting can’t be believed and should not be trusted.

We respect and compliment the three winners and also Bruce Ford for running a clean and civil campaign. Happy days are here again – maybe!

Maryland Delegate Mike McDermott: "Not Even One"

Not Even One…

By Delegate Mike McDermott

Today, the House deliberated HB-71, the Capital Bond Budget, which came in with a near billion dollar price tag. This bill contains all of the projects that the state is appropriating money towards during the coming fiscal year. Many are ongoing such as major roads or building construction measured in the tens of millions, while just as many are small projects coming in under $100,000.00. To be sure, most are very worthy of support. Our problem is, we are out of money.

Much of this Capital Budget is being funded on transfers from, so called, “trust” funds and is banking on a very optimistic economic forecast which remains to be seen. The Department of Legislative Services (those charged with providing statistics and crafting legislation for the General Assembly) made it clear that they wanted to see reductions of $100 million from the current proposal of $925 million. This could have been achieved in a variety of ways, but the committee elected to keep the spending higher and send it to the floor.

The Republican Caucus offered several amendments to cut spending on this bill. I offered the first amendment which would have cut overall spending in each budgeted category by 5%. Conversely, it would have maintained all projects at 95% of the funding level which is more than fair. It would have reduced the overall Capital Budget by $45 million. This was rejected on a party line vote.

We then offered an amendment to reduce spending by 3% overall. This would have saved $27 million. Hardly a big deal, but this too was rejected largely along party lines.

Holding our breath and asking for some consideration, we offered our last amendment which would have only reduced spending by 1%. Unbelievably, this too was rejected out of hand as being simply too drastic a measure. The bottom line, a project to build a “dark room” at a Baltimore High School which was funded at $40,000.00 in this budget would have only been reduced by $400.00, and we could not even get them to agree to make this minor cut.

At a time when our General Assembly should be performing triage in determining funding needs, we continue to treat scratches with the same necessity as we do amputations. Reluctant to believe the truth, the crafters and leadership of the ruling party say they are “optimistic” and actually stated that our real estate prices have stabilized in the state. They made this statement despite all evidence to the contrary. The Eastern Shore is wrestling with falling home prices and assessments which are swiftly diminishing the local government coffers, further straining services. In fact, this is happening all over the state, but those calling the shots are not taking heed.

I think it is also note worthy that the Tea Party Caucus (made up of 23 House Republican members) offered an amendment as well which would have simply stripped the $15 million in local bond bills from the Capital Budget. That would amount to about a 1.5% reduction in spending. This particular area of spending was the subject of a resolution made by the Tea Party Caucus and the House Republican Caucus to not accept, or apply for, any of these bond projects. This amendment, and the subsequent vote, represents those making good on this commitment. How can we go home, look our citizens in the eye, and tell them we listened to them last year when they told us to get our fiscal house in order if we did not vote in favor of these reductions?

In any school or college I ever attended, a 99%, 97%, or 95% were all solid “A’s” of which I could be proud. Yet, even offering the ruling party this level of funding for all of these projects was deemed punitive and unfair. What will they say to our citizens when the State Property Tax must be raised to cover their credit card spending? What happens when our revenue estimates fall below projected rates? What will they say?

When it comes to our budget, the sky is not falling; rather, the ground is opening up.

Opinion Piece For Salisbury News

Reflecting American Values?

Yesterday White House Press Secretary Jay Chaney, rebuking Congressman Ryan’s budget proposal, stood before the press and declared, “Any plan to reduce our deficit must reflect the American values of fairness and shared sacrifice.”  To quote our President, let me be clear.  I’m an American.  I can prove it.  I grew up in a large suburban area.  I rode my bike to the movies, played pick-up baseball in the streets, owned a rather old “big-wheel” and stayed out as late as possible every summer night.  I mowed lawns and shoveled driveways for extra money.  I’ve been blessed.  Growing up I learned about the sacrifice of our forefathers, our brave men and women in the military and even those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their beliefs.  I’ve been lucky enough not to have paid that price personally.  I learned at the dinner table, I learned by reading, by listening and by watching my parents what it means to be an American.  I’ve also learned what it does not mean.

Fairness?  I learned as a small child that life is not fair.  That is not to say that we should not have compassion, volunteer to help and provide for others in need.  That is an individual, rather unique and widely held American quality that has resulted from the success that America has provided.  Having the government define and be the sole filter for this “fairness” or compassion is not American and it is certainly not a competency of any political party. 

Shared sacrifice?  The problem here is that liberals really do not believe in it.  How is it that their version of shared sacrifice results in class warfare?  How it that this sacrifice means that the few must support the many through the sole filter of the US Government?  True sacrifices are made every day by members of our military and those using their time, energy, talents and money in support of local churches, communities and those in need across the country.  

I am a proud American.  I understand that it is not through the hand of government intervention that I form and define my ‘participation’ in the American experiment or our values.  I’m insulted at the suggestion.  I am able to reflect the American values of compassion for others and support for those in need without any politician measuring that value with their definition of a worthy contribution.

You should be able to as well. 

Want Pain Pills? Be Prepared To Sign The Dotted Line

Some docs ask for 'pain contracts' to ensure that patients are taking powerful opiads safely  

Chronic pain — the kind that lasts for months or recurs regularly — afflicts more than a quarter of adult Americans. Treating pain can be extremely challenging, however, in part because it can't be measured with instruments. It's in the eye — or neck or joint — of the beholder.

Doctors often prescribe powerful painkillers called opioids, which are natural or synthetic versions of opium. Sometimes the prescription is for short-term, acute pain: If you've ever had a root canal or surgery or thrown out your back, you may have received a prescription for Percocet or Vicodin, both of which are opioids that also contain acetaminophen.

For people with long-term, persistent pain, often from musculoskeletal injuries or nerve damage, opioids may be the best option to manage their pain and enable them to function day after day.

But there's a hitch: Though highly effective, these drugs are dangerous and addictive. The chief danger is that they can cause respiratory depression: If too much is taken, breathing slows and may eventually stop. And because they cause euphoria, opioids are popular targets for misuse and abuse. In 2007, 11,499 people in the United States died from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That was more than the number of overdose deaths for heroin and cocaine combined.

To help monitor use of the drugs, some doctors ask patients to sign "pain contracts" or "opioid treatment agreements" that spell out the rules patients must follow to take these drugs safely. The contracts aim to discourage people from taking too much medication, mixing medications, or sharing or selling them, among other things.

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Just Say No To Suspicous Emails

Even if an email says it's from Chase or Citibank or Best Buy... don’t believe it.

Now that a security breach has exposed the email addresses of potentially millions of customers of banks, hotels and stores, it is more likely than ever that an email scam will try to trick you into giving out personal information.

The company that was in charge of email addresses, a Dallas marketing firm called Epsilon, has revealed that hackers stole customers' email addresses. While no other personal information was hacked, emails to you from companies you do business with may not be from the company, but rather a scam trying to get you to give up information such as passwords or social security numbers.

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Man Glued To Toilet Seat In Walmart Bathroom

ELKTON, Md. (AP) -- Elkton police say a man became stuck to a department store toilet seat after someone spread glue on it.

It happened Thursday evening at the Walmart in Elkton. Officials refused to say how long the man was stuck before he was able to get help.

Police say emergency workers removed the seat from the toilet and took the man out with seat still attached to him. The seat was removed at the emergency room at Union Hospital.

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Congressional Art Competition

Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) is pleased to invite high school students in Maryland’s First Congressional District to participate in the 2011 Congressional Art Competition.  Each year, the United States House of Representatives sponsors this prestigious contest for high school students across our nation. The annual competition provides an opportunity for students across the country to exhibit their artwork and receive national recognition. It also demonstrates the important role that the arts play in American society.

In the past, over 200 congressional offices have participated in the program. The artwork of the winner of this year’s First District Competition will be displayed in the corridor tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol Building for one year, where it will be seen by countless thousands of people. In addition, the winner will also be given the opportunity to have lunch with up to three guests with Congressman Harris. At this lunch the Congressman will present a flag flown over the Capitol in the winner’s honor.

Information on the Congressional Arts Competition is available to interested artists on Congressman Harris’ website at http://harris.house.gov/serving-you/art-competition. The information includes specifics about the media and size of entries and also includes documentation that must accompany each entry. Students are invited to submit entries no later than April 22, 2011 to my district offices located in Bel Air, Kent Island or Salisbury. The Competition is open to all public, private and parochial high school students in the 1st District. For further information and details, please contact Charlotte Hayworth at (202) 225-5311. The addresses for the district offices are as follows:

Bel Air District Office

15 East Churchville Road Suite 102B
Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone: 410-588-5670

Kent Island

100 Olde Point Village Suite 101
Chester, MD 21619
Phone: 410-643-5425

Salisbury

212 West Main Street Suite 204 B
Salisbury, MD 21801
Phone: 443-944-8624

The New Corner Store

Local-foods movement inspires a new breed of grocery

Imagine Whole Foods, without so much imported food, sticker shock and glitz. Or picture a farmers' market, open nearly all week long, with a roof over its head and maybe even a stock of grocery items like natural cereals and recycled paper towels.

A new breed of corner store is popping up in and around Baltimore. Inspired by the local-foods movement, a handful of small independent markets are on the drawing boards, nearly open, or already up and running. Even given the down economy and the thin margins typical of the supermarket industry, there's a sense that there is a market for a locavore grocery store.

"People are becoming — and thank goodness for this — much more educated about food, where it comes from, how healthy it is, and that it's OK if it's not organic but you know the source," said Ned Atwater of Atwater's Naturally Leavened Bread. "The customers are people who are willing to spend a little bit more of a percentage of their income on food than they were in the past."

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Rep. Ryan Responds To ‘Distortions And De magogueries’

It was certain to attract this sort of response, but Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan released his budget plan going forward that includes some sweeping changes to federal expenditures, including entitlement spending.

One of those criticisms came from Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman New York Rep. Steve Israel. On Tuesday, immediately following Ryan’s release, Israel called it a “privatization scheme” and blasted it for addressing subsidies to oil companies.

However, in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, Ryan fired back, admitting he saw this coming and called such criticisms “distortions and demagogueries.” Ryan specifically called out Israel for his political opportunism.

“Steve Israel is the head of the Democratic campaign committee,” Ryan said. “He’s in charge of their re-election effort, of the political machine, and here’s the deal –is this a political weapon? Of course it is. But you have to say things like that, which are distortions and demagogueries, no two ways about it, in order to score these kinds of political points.”

Ryan explained how the worst experience of his years in Congress was during the financial collapse of 2008 and the extraordinary measures the federal government had to take through the passage of TARP, which he compared to the pending fiscal crisis if the federal government remains on its current track. But he said fearing the political backlash and not acting would be the wrong thing to do.

“Let me ask it this way – what if your congressman and your president knew that was coming?” Ryan said. “Remember, this caused people to use trillions in wealth, millions of jobs were lost – we’re still trying to recover from it. But what if your representative in Congress and your president saw it coming, knew why it was coming, knew what the cause of it was, knew in enough time to prevent it from happening  and knew what he had to do to prevent it from happening, but chose not to do so because he was worried about politics? Because he was worried about the press release that was going to come from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee? What would you think of him? I mean think about this – this is wrong.”

Ryan said he thought the American people were ready for the conversation, regardless of the political backlash.

“This is the most predictable economic crisis we’ve ever had in this country,” he said. “We owe it to our countrymen – the men and women in this country to fix this problem while it’s still fixable,” he said.

"Americans are ready for honest talk. They’re ready to be spoken to like adults. They’re ready for fact-based conversations without budget gimmicks, accounting tricks and all of the rest, to about what is really needed to save this country."

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Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/05/ryan-responds-to-distortions-and-demagogueries-shame-on-them-for-doing-it/#ixzz1Ihl3d2GR