Ryan's Roadmap
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This is excellent reading. I would only add a couple of things here. Under "Health care", I would also add a tax incentive to insurance companies for devising affordable plans for pre-existing conditions. Under "Social Security", I would absolutely add means-testing for those with private retirement incomes over $50,000/year. These folks don't need social security assistance. I would also add tax incentives for those workers who opt for a private retirement account.
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
Rep. Paul Ryan responds to Krugman
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
Unfortunately, rather than make meaningful contributions to this conversation and bring solutions to the table, Democrats have attempted to win this debate by default. Relying on demagoguery and distortion, the left would prefer that entitlements – often labeled the “third rail” of American politics – remain untouchable, and the column by Paul Krugman of The New York Times is indicative of the partisan attacks leveled against the plan I’ve offered, a “Roadmap for America’s Future.”
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
Nolan Ryan/Greenberg Win Texas Rangers Auction for $385mm + Debt at 12:42 AM Central
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
CBS11 in Court: CRO: Cuban Crane let Rangers Express have bid. Standing ovation in court = Wednesday August 4, 2010 12:42 CBS11 in Court 12:42 CBS11 in Court: CUban Crane give team to Ryan/Greenberg Wednesday August 4, 2010 12:42 CBS11 in Court 12:43 CBS11 in Court: Ryan/Greenberg own your rangers for 385 million cash Wednesday August 4, 2010 12:43 CBS11 in Court 12:43 CBS11 in Court: Melissa Newton running downstairs for live on cbs11 Wednesday August 4, 2010 12:43 CBS11 in Court 12:44 CBS11 in Court: courtroom in shock.. people breating sighs of relief. no idea this would come at...
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
Spending-Cut Talk Ahead Of Election? Expect The Ax In '11
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
It's axiomatic: Politicians running for re-election never get specific when talking about spending cuts. It would open them to attack from opponents and interest groups and put their entire party on the defensive. Yet massive deficits and chronic long-term budget woes have created a political climate encouraging a few members of Congress — Republican and Democrat — to challenge that wisdom this year. Given that most politicians only muster up courage after Election Day, these early voices of restraint may foreshadow actual spending cuts next year.
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
Whoa! Republicans Haven't Won Yet
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
Let's not uncork the bubbly just yet. John Boehner better not be eyeing curtains for the Speaker's office. While all the signs point to substantial GOP gains in U.S. House and Senate contests this November, the fat lady hasn't sung. Two critical factors will determine if the GOP makes the sort of gains that give it control of the House and, possibly, the Senate. One is turnout. The other is a platform, which is the stuff of a mandate. Where is the GOP's platform? House Republicans have yet to announce a platform for the autumn campaign. That's not a good...
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
What's their plan?
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
Faced with a dismal political climate, Democrats appear ready to revive the hoary charge that Republicans seek to dismantle Social Security. But what's the Dems' answer? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has run TV ads attacking his opponent, Sharron Angle, for wanting "to wipe the program out." In Kentucky, Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul is being criticized for remarks he made in favor of Social Security privatization -- in 1998. Several strategists are calling for Democratic candidates to tie their opponents to privatization efforts, including President George W. Bush's failed efforts to reform the troubled program. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
Paul Ryan says he’s trying to provide leadership for “decentralized” GOP
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
Rep. Paul Ryan, the fast-talking, number-crunching Republican from Wisconsin, caused a stir last week when he called out his own party for not offering Americans a substantive alternative to Democrats in this fall’s elections . “They’re talking to their pollsters and their pollsters are saying, ‘Stay away from this. We’re going to win an election,’” Ryan said, speaking at the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution . . . In an interview with The Daily Caller, Ryan said he was not trying to embarrass his party or his party’s leadership . . . The 40-year old Ryan is a rising young star in...
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
Contending with the 'never enough' crowd
Posted by admin / Under Ryan Howard (The Office)
William Voegeli has bad tidings for advocates of limited government and low taxes: There is no endgame when it comes to the liberal agenda. If tomorrow, liberals in Congress, state legislatures, and town councils all across the nation raised taxes and increased spending in order to fund every single item on every special-interest wish list, would social-justice nirvana have arrived? No. Within hours, some liberal would find an unmet need that only a new government program could address. It gets worse: Voegeli says that despite conservatives' good-faith efforts to halt or reverse the growth of government, those attempts have been...
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:56:45 AM
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