No he criticized the conservatives and he said the budget would balance itself without explaining how. Why do you keep missing that point? Are you doing this on purpose to avoid admitting that he has no clue about finances?Of course there was context. He was criticizing conservative methods of balancing the budget. You cherry picked 5 words from his entire quote.
It's like saying: my roommate has not cleaned the house and it's a mess and everyone should keep their house tidy by taking the time to clean it and therefore the house will be tidy on it's own.