Obama's Straw Men

Mitt Romney made an excellent point regarding Obama's customary debate tactic, and I hope he continues to reiterate and expand on this in the future because no one ever calls out the president on this ploy. Obama tore into Paul Ryan's budget plan yesterday and in so doing, fabricated a laundry list of ridiculous charges and alleged consequences that would result from the passage of Ryan's plan. After creating this false reality, he then linked it to Ryan and the Republicans as a poison pill. Obama pulls this stunt all the time. He'll create false, unusual and extreme theories and consign them to the view of his opponents (who in reality do not hold such views) which allows him to present himself as the balanced, reasoned and wisest man in the room. From Romney:

President Obama came here yesterday and railed against arguments no one is making and criticized policies no one is proposing. It's one of his favorite strategies, setting up straw men to distract from his record. And while I understand why the president doesn't want to run on his record, he can't run from his record either. ~Mitt Romney