“Disguised as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. It is thinly veiled social Darwinism,” Mr. Obama said. “And by gutting the very things we need to grow an economy that’s built to last — education and training, research and development, our infrastructure — it’s a prescription for decline.”

via Obama Attacks House G.O.P. Budget – NYTimes.com.

Yet another thinly veiled attempt to change the subject.  As with Religious Liberty, now with the budget.  Why can’t we have honest debates without the need for attacks?  I don’t see how referring to Rep. Ryan’s budget as ‘social Darwinism’  helps, at all.  Why not lay out a clear explanation of how Rep. Ryan’s plan is a) unconstitutional or b) damaging to the economy?  Oh, and do so without the attacks.

By suggesting this is social Darwinism, our President is seeking to scare people.  He isn’t interested in simply explaining why his plans are superior–he wants people afraid that Big, Bad Republicans are going to do them harm.

Without a commitment to honesty in our political engagement, I’m not sure how we can address the challenges facing our nation.

Let what you say simply be ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’ anything else comes from Evil.–Jesus, Matthew 5:37

Let your ‘Yes’ be yes and your ‘No’ be ‘No,’ so that you do not fall under condemnation.–James 5:12