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Paul Ryan Deserves More Credit for Taking on Medicare
Tweet Share on Facebook May 19, 2011 Comment (25)Credit House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan with one of the more selfless political acts in recent memory. For some time Social Security, and increasingly Medicare, have been assigned an untouchable status by both parties that would make Eliot Ness jealous. It's not hard to determine why given the political thunderstorm Ryan is navigating.
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Bin Laden, Economy, Jobs to Dominate GOP 2012 Debate
Tweet Share on Facebook May 5, 2011 Comment (8)GOP presidential hopefuls gather tonight in South Carolina for their first official debate of the 2012 election season. Much more has been made about who isn't participating than who is. Fox News' invitation garnered five participants, only one of whom the Washington chattering class deems a "serious" candidate. Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman Jr., and Mitch Daniels all presumably declined. Instead, viewers will be treated to the GOP's version of the Mos Eisley Cantina from the original Star Wars movie; would-be candidates of all political shapes, sizes, and species--some of whom the majority of the viewing public may have never even heard of before. It's worth briefly noting who will be there and just who they are.
