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Isn't Obama says he cannot remember a time when the choices for America's future.

Have been so unambiguously clear this afternoon the president lashed out -- Republican economic plans and principles.

And set the stage worried vitriolic general election campaign.

-- what has correspondent Ed Henry has the specifics.

The budget so -- to the right.

-- makes the contract would America look like the new deal.

It was a -- a force of partisan jabs President Obama slamming Republican congressman Paul Ryan's budget plan as laughable.

And a prescription for declined.

Erasing any doubt he's now -- full fledged candidate for reelection.

It is a Trojan horse.

Disguised as deficit reduction plans.

Is really an attempt to impose.

A radical vision on our country.

It is thinly veiled social -- -- -- -- He was not by accident the president chose the day of the Wisconsin primary in Ryan's home state.

To tie his controversial budget to Republican front runner Mitt Romney who got a rare shout out my game.

Governor Romney -- Has said that he hoped a similar version of this plan.

From last year would be introduced as -- -- on day one of his presidency Bryant fired back he's getting used to being villain allies.

I think they had three -- in my life that.

Taxes and bitter partisan attacks from president Barack Obama because he lacks an agenda to actually -- this country's problems the president again insisted it's not a matter of class warfare it's a matter of math.

Republican budget numbers do not add up without raising taxes.

GOP leaders quickly noted some other -- From five trillion dollars of debt added on this president's watch to the fact his budget was rejected for fourteen to nothing.

When house Republicans brought it up to embarrass him.

This is a failed president cities try to find someone to blame the president said the real blame goes to Republicans for shifting so far right that today not even Ronald Reagan could win his party's nomination when the deficit started to get out of control that for him to make a deal.

He would have to.

Propose both spending cuts and tax increases.

Did -- multiple times.

He could not get through a Republican primary today.

The president's broader point was at the Ryan budget has now basically become the Republican platform.

And he thinks that offers a clear choice come November -- and -- lot of north lawn Ed thank you let's get some.