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dismantling almost all of his accomplishments, as well as to eviscerate Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Last year the tenants of this same Ryan plan was celebrated by the GOP as the "Pathway to Prosperity" campaign — cutting spending by $4.6 trillion through 2023, largely by rolling back Pres

the federal government fiscally sustainable as it is to make it smaller. As Eugene Robinson pointed out this week in an op-ed in The Washing Post — Paul Ryan's make-believe budget — that last year, "the Ryan Budget" was a big Republican selling point with Ryan proposing turning Medicare into a voucher progr

effects of austerity on weak economies. And this is still nothing like a boom. Krugman says that fiscal fearmongering is a major industry inside the Beltway, especially among those looking for excuses to do what they really want, namely dismantle Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. People whose care

hat this policy hostage-taking was devised by this group, calling itself the "Young Guns." Who are they? THOMAS MANN: They are Eric Cantor they are Paul Ryan, and the third is the Republican whip Representative McCarthy of California. They laid out before the election a strategy to take hostage the full

THOMAS MANN: They are Eric Cantor they are Paul Ryan, and the third is the Republican whip Representa

rse than ever. Just ask Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann. as I'm about to do. For decades, these two political scientists were on the go-to list for Beltway pundits and reporters seeking wisdom on the curious ways of governance. But then, almost exactly a year ago to this day. they published an op-ed pi

f Romney in the polls as far as the popular vote is concerned (50.8 to 48.2) and comfortably ahead in the Electoral College. The pollsters say that Paul Ryan's nomination is not a game changer; indeed, he is a high-risk choice for Romney because so many people feel nervous about the reforms Ryan proposes.

is one of only a handful of politicians in Washington who is truly sincere about addressing this country's fiscal crisis. Over the past few years Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" has evolved, but the essential points are clear: replace Medicare with a voucher program for those now under 55 (not current

t a positive spin on an unfolding catastrophe. The Journal has been all in on the "Arab Spring" fairy tale from the get-go, joining the bipartisan Beltway chorus in presenting the rise of Islamist totalitarianism as a spontaneous eruption of freedom fervor. Even so, it was jarring to find the paper bu

Priebus. For the Hill, he was the only reasonable chief among the contenders, and he quickly became the subject of intense lobbying by House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. If they were going to have to deal with an alien like Donald Trump, then best they do it with the help of

the need for a new Williams Jennings Bryan in right-wing politics, with friends assuming Bannon meant himself.) At the turn of the twentieth century, Bryan had enthralled rural audiences with his ability to speak passionately and extemporaneously for apparently unlimited periods of time. Trump compensate

in practice, this strategy merely favors governors over senators. Every serious candidate, no matter how much he or she disses Washington, relies on Beltway insiders for counsel and support. But with Trump, hardly a person in his innermost circle had ever worked in politics at the national level—his close

State and in the Shiite militias, some of which are close to Iran." McKenzie Confident Iraq Will Ask US Forces To Stay. The Washington Post (7/7, Ryan, 14.2M) reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi "has taken significant steps to confront Iranian-linked militias that have targeted Ame

treat Northern Virginia as a separate epidemiological entity from the District and suburban Maryland. ... The virus does not stop at bridges or the Beltway." White House Does Not Want Next Emergency Spending Bill To Top $1T. EFTA00150768 Bloomberg (7/7, 4.73M) reports that the White House "wants Cong