R.I. Democratic Party Chairman William Lynch blasted Governor Carcieri this afternoon for his comments at Thursday night's state Republican convention.

As reported earlier this afternoon on projo.com's Politics blog, the governor had this to say about the Obama presidency:

"Right now, we've got an administration that's taking this country in a direction, God, that we've never seen. And it's going to bankrupt this nation. It's disgraceful what's going on," the governor said. "It's going to be proven a dismal failure, a dismal failure, so the opportunity is here for us, I believe, I really do."

Lynch wasted no time in firing back:

"Governor Carcieri is the ultimate hypocrite. He irresponsibly proposed using a significant portion of the stimulus money to plug holes in the state budget and then criticized the very plan he's relying on to bail him out. That is what's really disgraceful," Lynch said.

"This governor should spend more time working to rebuild the Rhode Island economy and less time spewing caustic rhetoric to a room full of right wing extremists and ideologues. In case he hasn't noticed, unemployment has risen to 10.5 percent under his watch and the only thing he's managed to grow in nearly seven years has been the $100,000-a-year club of sycophants that occupy his office."

Lynch continued:

"I've always said this governor was out of touch, I just didn't realize he drank the Rush Limbaugh Kool-Aid. Now, more than ever, this state needs real leadership and direction and it's clear that Governor Carcieri isn't interested in providing either."