SIMPSON AND BOWLES POSE WITH AN EMPTY CHAIR

'THE DEMOCRATS ARE ARGUING THAT NEITHER ROMNEY OR RYAN CAN CRITICIZE OBAMA FOR DROPPING THE SIMPSON-BOWLES BALL BECAUSE RYAN WAS ON THE COMMISSION AND VOTED AGAINST THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION.

BUT RYAN VOTED AGAINST IT ONLY BECAUSE IT FAILED TO DEAL WITH ENTITLEMENTS.

NEED MORE PROOF? HERE'S WHAT BOWLES SAID ABOUT RYAN - BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN:

IOW: BOWLES IS SAYING THAT OBAMA IS AN EMPTY CHAIR.

OBAMA'S CHAIR WASN'T ONLY EMPTY AS FAR AS SIMPSON-BOWELS WAS CONCERNED; THERE WERE OTHER EMPTY CHAIRS:

OBAMA WAS TOO BUSY BEING PRESIDENT TO EVEN MEET ONE TIME THIS YEAR WITH HIS JOBS COUNCIL.