Paul Ryan’s Rough Return

The most amazing, and depressing thing of all is that Paulie is considered a "wonk" or intellect of any kind. Only a bunch or desperate, ignorant  people would follow him so blindly. His "budget" is something that a second year econ student would get a C- for.

At the rate we are going, the tax rates will go up for all of us simply because the current rates expire on Dec. 31, 2012.  I don't see how the Republicans can prevent a tax increase by refusing to work with the Democrats.  So the tax rates go up, sequestration starts on January 1, 2013, we get a new Congress, and then the fools have to deal with a depressed economy and a debt ceiling mess.   I don't see how the Republicans can win in this mess unless they simply are out to destroy the country.

"But moments later Ryan declares that common ground is only possible “so long as the [tax] rates are not going up.”

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Only in wingnut land. You run on no tax hikes for the wealthy. The guy that runs on raising taxes on the wealthy creams you and your running mate. In Tea Bagger land that means that common ground is your way or no way at all. I wonder if 2016 will be easier for the democrats than 2012 was? Ryan and his co-horts seem intent on making it so.

Paul Ryan is such a nimbnull I can't even think of anything funny or stupid to say about him.  OT, I post and leave likes when I can get thru the Livefryer.  I have to disable my pop-up blocker to comment.  Oh well, I can always decorate for Christmas.  I'm no Sacredh in that department.  

Republicans should just give Obama what he wants. The American people voted for European Socialism. Let them have it.

On the one hand, I want Ryan and all these other Tea Party heroes to keep swinging right so we can cream one of them in 2016.

On the other hand, I don't want the cliff.

Dangit, now I sound like a Republican.

Aw, da poor baby! *pets Ryan … then knees him in the nuts*

Seriously, didn't we destroy this "policy wonk" crap when it was discovered that his boy-genius plan wouldn't, you know, work?

Jim DeMint just announced he's leaving Congress to go lead the Heritage Foundation.  What a fitting place for someone like him: a neo-conservative foundation dedicated to spewing out GOP factoids and talking points.

 But moments later Ryan declares that common ground is only possible “so long as the [tax] rates are not going up.”

It's known as the uncommon ground. Also the bend-over and take it version.

My answer would be - you lost the tax battle big time. Landslide electoral votes, popular vote number largest since Eisenhower. Can you spell mandate? 2 main campaign differenses - tax cuts end or more tax cuts. More tax cuts lost.

So YOU take it and STFU. Ayn Randism lost.

Ok, so let me be the first to say this...Could this be happening to a nicer guy?  After slinging mud and blowing smoke through the whole presidential campaign, I'm just so happy to see that Ryan is getting to reap the fruits of his labor.  I seriously hope he lies awake in bed at night wondering how he painted himself into such a tight corner.

Of course, the obvious solution to his problem is to simply go-over the cliff, let the rates go up, then magically agree to the bill-in-waiting that returns the tax-cuts to everyone but the top 2%.  It's gonna happen...just wait and see.  But I, for one, am getting tired of being played by congress.

> Ryan’s efforts to [...] reestablish himself as a defender of the poor...

Sorry, must have missed when that was established in the first place. The only thing I remember Ryan doing that was re-anything was his busted photo op where he re-washed clean dishes at that shelter.

> Ryan seems to be still swept along by campaign-style certainty that the President can be outmaneuvered.

And he still thinks his budget magically adds up, too. He's either Kool-Aid-drinking-dumb or just doesn't give a flying frig because he's now some form of right-wing celebrity who gets featured in Serious Media outlets like Time and is invited to all the Right parties.

Of course he's going to stick to his empty guns; Ryan can personally gain by doing so and a fair amount of wingnut cred to lose if he goes squishy.

Fan boy Paul Ryan can't make his Ayn Rand philosophy elegant or elaborate.  Let's not forget that he has limited himself to... himself.

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"We have a close look at Ryan’s ambitious attempt to reconcile his new national status with his wonky budget chairman persona in this week’s magazine"

Has the media finally gotten over calling Ryan a "policy wonk".  My goodness, have you all finally decided to actually read his policies?

Ya know, for a moment there I thought the headline on this item was referring to Ryan's Form 1040. Someone who feels as he does about taxes must really suffer 'round about April 15.

So "common ground" is only possible provided they continue to get their way? Do the Republicans honestly not understand that they lost? The majority of Americans are in favour of letting the top rates return to where they were the last time the economy was booming. Are they this beholden to Grover Norquist, and the lie that is "trickle down" economics that they're willing to jeopardize a still very fragile recovery?

And just saying that someone is smart, doesn't actually make them smart. I think that Ryan demonstrated during the campaign, that he is no intellectual heavyweight. Dishonest? Sure. Delusional? Maybe. But certainly not brilliant.