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It’s Ryan!

Of course, I am happy about it and hope that Pete’s warnings are not spot-on for a change, or else that whatever Paul Ryan’s flaws are, they are outweighed by his positive aspects.  Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard had a nice laudatory article about him recently , but we will . . . . Continue Reading »

Why Not Ryan?

Well, I guess it depends on the alternative.  I agree that Romney would be better off with a positive, reformist message.  One of the reasons that the campaign has revolved so much around the latest Obama smears is that there is a hole where Romney’s positive message should . . . . Continue Reading »

The Final Four?

So I was watching the 6:00 PM Fox News show.  It is a pretty good straight news program. They focused on Tim Pawlenty, Rob Portman, Paul Ryan, and Marco Rubio as the four who are being looked at the hardest to be Romney’s running mate.  The Weekly Standard came out . . . . Continue Reading »

The Subtle Hack

Ryan Lizza’s long New Yorker profile of Paul Ryan is a masterpiece of subtle liberal partisanship.  My favorite part is Lizza’s treatment of Ryan’s proposal for premium support Medicare.  When referring to the Ryan Roadmap, Lizza describes “Obama’s alleged . . . . Continue Reading »

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