Posts Tagged ‘Congressman Paul Ryan’
Liberals’ fatal conceit
By Congressman Paul Ryan If the average American can’t handle complexity in his or her own life, and only government experts can … then government must direct the average American about how to live his or her life. Freedom becomes a diminishing good. But there’s a major flaw in this “progressive’” argument, and it’s this. It…
Read MoreThe Catholic vote just got a lot more important
The selection of Congressman Paul Ryan was the equivalent of injecting orthodox Catholics with high potency steroids. In Paul Ryan, we have a man who embraces his Church’s non-negotiable positions on Life and Marriage. Even more, he embraces his Church’s positions on key social justice issues. He simply approaches them differently than liberals want …
Read MoreWhat a Vice President Paul Ryan means to America
Paul Ryan is the anti-Sarah Palin. By that, I mean that he has a long resume despite his relative youth in comparison to Ms. Palin. And he has serious policy wonk credentials. That bodes well for the remainder of this campaign. So far, this campaign has been remarkably unserious.
Read MoreCondoleezza Rice vs. Paul Ryan
Peggy Noonan weighed in on the passion Condaleeza Rice generates with the business community. Ms. Noonan, a former Reagan speechwriter who writes a weekly online column for the Wall Street Journal said “spontaneous applause burst forth” at the mention of Ms. Rice’s name. Her explanation for the strong reaction …
Read MoreThe case for Congressman Paul Ryan for V.P.
I guess what I like about Congressman Paul Ryan is he’s a straight-shooter. He doesn’t come across like your typical politician. He’ll talk to us like adults. Voters are hungry for that. No one does it better than Mr. Ryan …
Read MoreFor Christ’s sake
When a conservative says, “For Christ’s sake,” he doesn’t say it as an expletive. He says it as a prayer …
Read MoreQuiner’s DM Register column acknowledged on Congressman Paul Ryan’s Facebook page
The Des Moines Register ran a Quiner’s Diner post from a few days ago in today’s print and online editions: “Ryan’s federal budget plan is bold and compassionate.” I’m pleased to note that Congressman Ryan’s office got wind of it and posted it on his Facebook page …
Read MoreHow to help the poor
America takes poverty seriously and launched a war on poverty that spent trillions in trying to eradicate it. We didn’t …
Read MorePaul Ryan’s responsible budget for working class America
Why were Republicans thrown out of office in 2006? Because they spent too much of taxpayer’s money. Why were Democrats thrown out of office in 2010? Because they spent too much of taxpayer’s money. Is there a lesson to be learned here?
Read More“If this is how we measure reality, heaven help us.”
The president has added $5 Trillion to the national debt. The president’s new budget will add another $11 Trillion to the national debt, claims Republican Paul Ryan. But he president claims his budget saves the U.S. $4 Trillion. How do the president’s men explain away the gap? With smoke and mirrors …
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