If you read that New Yorker article about Paul Ryan, you will notice that the zombie-eyed granny starver considers James Pethokoukis a confidant. This James Pethokoukis: That’s what Ryanmentum is all about: turning up the Nuge and rocking out to Ayn Rand and Red Dawn.
Zombie-Eyed Granny Starver
The Dog that Ain’t Barking
GOS’s Laura Clawson is getting here before me, but there’s an overwhelmingly obvious truth unsaid within the now-notorious Politico piece on Republican campaign operatives’ despair over the Ryan pick. The piece channels keening over the fact Ryan plan screws up what was presumed to be the Republican’s best tactical approach to winning the White House, …
Don’t Know Much…
There is the one bit of conventional wisdom coagulating around Romney’s Veep selection that is absolutely true. We face a stark — really an existential — choice this November. There are any number of ways to characterize the two branches that split from that decision, but for me it boils down to a commitment to …
Politico Thinks Paul Ryan is Hot; Wonders if Paul Ryan *Likes Them* Likes Them
Oh for fuck’s sake, Politico: Overlooked, understandably, in Saturday’s analysis and news that Rep. Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential nominee was one mostly — but not entirely — unimportant aspect: Paul Ryan is kind of hot. Upon hearing the news of Ryan’s nomination, TMZ was quick to declare Ryan “the hottest vice …
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Romney is Lying About President Obama Stealing Money from Medicare
Robot/Zombie 2012 Mitt Romney is still lying about Medicare — no surprise there. Also it is no surprise that Romney is now dog whistlin’ while he does it. It’s the southern strategy updated for the twenty-first century: “There’s only one president that I know of in history that robbed Medicare, $716 billion to pay for …
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Obama Campaign Ad Goes After #RomneyRyan2012: ‘Back to the Failed Top-Down Policies’
All aboard the USS Failboat. So Paul Ryan, eh? That’s who Romney is going with? Alrighty. The Obama campaign is, of course, all over Romney/Ryan 2012 like brown on rice: Jason Easley at PoliticusUSA nails it: The interesting thing about Romney and Ryan’s speeches this morning is that they both tried to avoid talking about …