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Paul Ryan a Centrist? Pure Myth

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:05:05 CDT

Paul Krugman has already declared the Paul Ryan budget worse than pink slime. Now he's wondering why folks are calling Ryan some kind of centrist when his budget would deny health care to millions, cut taxes on the rich, and do little to fix the deficit. The trouble is that...

Top 5 Picks for Romney Running Mate

Matt Cantor — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:56:05 CDT

There's no way of knowing who will join Mitt Romney on the GOP ticket—but Intrade is willing to guess. The online futures site offers odds on various contenders, and the Daily Beast takes a look at the top five: Marco Rubio, 24.9% . The Florida senator is a Cuban-American...

Romney Could Have a 'Dan Quayle Problem'

John Johnson — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:28:05 CDT

Now that talk is turning to Mitt Romney's VP pick, Steve Kornacki at Salon sees a strong parallel between his situation and that of the elder George Bush in 1988. Both rose to the top of the ticket despite a "moderate/liberal past" and thus had to constantly appease the conservative...

Obama: 'Radical' GOP Would Have Rejected Reagan

John Johnson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:56:49 CDT

President Obama as expected blasted the GOP budget plan today as having a "radical vision" that rewards the rich and abandons the poor. But another line is getting plenty of buzz, too. He said the Republican party has shifted so far to the right that not even the Gipper himself...

Obama: 'Radical' Ryan Budget a 'Trojan Horse'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:39:05 CDT

Barack Obama plans to savage the House GOP budget proposal today, calling it "thinly veiled social Darwinism," according to a draft of the speech he'll deliver. "It’s a Trojan horse," Obama will say. "Disguised as deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country....

Paul Ryan's Budget Is Worse Than Pink Slime

Matt Cantor — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:34:17 CDT

Never mind that it's "inconceivably cruel" to cut taxes for the rich and aid for the poor: Perhaps the biggest problem with Paul Ryan's latest budget is that it's "surely the most fraudulent budget in United States history," writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . It claims to reduce...

Santorum: It's Not Even Halftime Yet

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:46:21 CDT

With twitchy Republicans looking to put an end to an onerous and hard-fought primary season, Rick Santorum is saying not so fast, reports Politico . “This race isn’t even at halftime yet, we haven’t even selected half of the delegates yet,” Santorum told Fox News Sunday this morning. But with Romney...

Romney Finally Starting to Rack Up the Endorsements

Rob Quinn — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:06:05 CDT

They took their time, but high-profile Republicans are starting to fall in line behind Mitt Romney. Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio, a Tea Party favorite, yesterday gave Romney his support, saying he fears "disaster" if the race leads to a floor fight at the Republican National Convention. Wisconsin's Rep. Paul Ryan—...

House Passes Paul Ryan's Budget Plan

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:52:17 CDT

Republicans today pushed a $3.5 trillion budget through a divided House that showcases their plans for trimming federal deficits and contrasts sharply with how President Obama and Democrats would tackle the nation's fiscal problems. The GOP package from Paul Ryan would revamp Medicare, slice everything from food stamps to...