Tag: Paul Ryan

Morning Reading

Filed in National by on April 29, 2011 5 Comments

A well-informed voter confronts Paul Ryan at a townhall meeting.

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DNC On The GOP Budget Plan: It’s Not Playing Well

Filed in National by on April 28, 2011 8 Comments

The DNC comes out swinging against the Republican plan to kill Medicare by releasing a video featuring angry townhalls.

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RyanCare Is Very Unpopular

Filed in National by on April 20, 2011 6 Comments

Paul Ryan is finding his plan to gut Medicare is not very popular, even in his home turf.

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The Idea Of Seniors Shopping For Health Insurance Is Insane

Filed in National by on April 19, 2011 8 Comments

If you have ever had to purchase individual health insurance you know exactly how insane Paul Ryan’s senior health insurance vouchers are.  If you haven’t then you might want to read a post I wrote in November 2008. Fact:  Individual health insurance is only cost competitive if you’re young and healthy, because health insurance has […]

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Obama’s 2012 Opponent – Paul Ryan

Filed in National by on April 14, 2011 50 Comments

Paul Ryan did a huge favor to President Obama and the Democratic party by releasing a budget that takes money from Medicare to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

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What the Government Shutdown Really Means

Filed in National by on April 7, 2011 32 Comments

There has so much back and forth about what the shutdown of the Federal government really means, that I figured that as someone who stands to be furloughed, I would add in my two cents. Besides the cancellation of the Cherry Blossom Parade, the shuttering of the Smithsonian, and the closing of parks and monuments, […]

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The Very Serious Paul Ryan Budget

Filed in National by on April 6, 2011 6 Comments

The very serious Paul Ryan released his magical deficit reduction plan yesterday. Cutting taxes = deficit reduction and ending Medicare = JOBS.

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Quiz Time! Can You Tell Bachmann From Ryan?

Filed in National by on January 27, 2011 2 Comments

Quiz time: which excerpt is Paul Ryan and which one is Michele Bachmann?

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Calling Them Frauds Is Accurate

Filed in National by on January 7, 2011 40 Comments

Andrew Sullivan nails it. First, let’s read Paul Ryan’s quote: “We’re gonna be reducing all domestic discretionary spending. I can’t tell you by what amount and which program, but all of it is going to be going down, and the aggregate amount will be back to 2008 levels before the spending binge occurred.” Okay, everybody […]

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