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Jay Carney Tries to Use Justin Amash Quote to Slam GOP on Sequester, Amash Explains "Being President 101"

President trying to blame Congress, Congress blaming the president, but one passed it and the other signed it

Ed Krayewski | 2.14.2013 8:46 AM

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The sequester is all the buzz in Washington. The reductions in the growth of spending were passed by Congress and signed by the president even though the president's supporters call it a horrible idea. Both Congress and the president are responsible for the sequester and for the general delinquency in managing the country's finances. Republican Congressman Justin Amash noted it was disingenuous for Republicans to "pin" the sequester on Obama and because he's the president's top man for spin, Jay Carney used it on Twitter. What followed:

twitter the ultimate spin zone?
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For those not in the know: Congress passes laws, the president signs them. He shouldn't sign bills he doesn't want to see made law.

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Ed Krayewski is a former associate editor at Reason.

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