Washington pundits appear startled to discover that Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed federal budget achieves his goal of balancing the budget in 10 years by assuming the repeal of Obamacare—something that even the most stubborn Republican policymakers agree is not going to happen. But as many commentators have pointed out, continuing to peddle the fiction that [...]
President Obama Received Well by Republicans After Meetings
March 8, 2013 | Posted by
Washington insiders who thrive on political drama are enthralled this week by the efforts of President Obama to reach out to Congressional Republicans with kindness after years of using a much more confrontational and combative stance with the conservatives in the opposition party. From all indications, Obama’s charm offensive seems to be working—or at least [...]
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Views on Abortion Just as Dangerous as Akin’s
August 29, 2012 | Posted by
If you thought Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin was out of line when he said women were unlikely to get pregnant from “legitimate rape,” wait until you hear what presumptive vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has to say on the subject. In an interview, Ryan said that he agreed with other Missouri Republicans that [...]
Paul Ryan: Does It Matter that He had a Black Girlfriend?
August 22, 2012 | Posted by
Paul Ryan – Does it make any difference to the election or the electorate if Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate, had a black girlfriend in college? That was the question probed by Kelli Goff in an interesting essay on The Root. Ryan reportedly revealed the hue of this past love in a 2005 [...]
