In my next life I want to be a conservative policy scammer..

[Fumesucker]

Think of how much nicer it would be. Instead of constantly being accused of having evil motives, I’d be presumed to have noble intentions no matter how much the actual content of my policy proposals was at odds with such claims. Instead of being accused of saying bad things I never said, I’d be given credit for supporting good things I’ve never supported. Life would be great!

OK, I’m whining. But the continuing defense of Paul Ryan is a remarkable phenomenon. He’s still being treated by many pundits as a man deeply concerned about deficits, when the fact is that his policy proposals are all about redistributing income upward, and make no serious effort to curb debt. He’s even given credit for advocating higher taxes on the rich when he has more or less specifically rejected the things for which he’s given credit.

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Read the rest of the piece at:

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/07/on-ryan-apologists/

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

1. And no one in the media talks about Paul Ryan's religion

with the exception of Thom Hartmann who has devoted entire hours to this subject. While he may call himself a Christian, Ryan is a Randian, a member of an amoral cult that glorifies selfishness and cruelty. It's a cult more bizarre and potentially destructive than the Manson Family, Heaven's Gate, or the cults of Jim Jones and David Koresh. I'll bet the average American doesn't know the teachings of Ayn Rand but for every member of Ryan's staff it's required reading.

[Fumesucker]

2. I read Rand when I was about 14, it was bo-ring..

Even the rape scenes were boring to a 14 year old boy..

Bo-ring..

A 95 *page* _speech_?