To anyone who ever complained that politics wasn’t substantive, buckle up: the 2012 Presidential campaign just became a debate about that most substantive of all issues, the federal budget. The signature issue of Mitt Romney’s …
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The Romney-Ryan Ticket Unveiled in Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
The jumbled knot of loyalists arrived early at the U.S.S. Wisconsin, toting signs and chanting slogans as they trudged toward the ship’s wooden gangplank to catch a glimpse of Mitt Romney’s new No. 2. When …
Some Quick Thoughts About Paul Ryan
Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan continues a very deep strand of Republican DNA when it comes to vice presidential picks: Since World War II–with only a few exceptions–Republicans have gone for young, promising junior …
Paul Ryan Is a Brave Deficit Hawk, if You Ignore His Record and His Policies
I should probably just shut up about Paul Ryan, because I believe there’s a federal statute requiring pundits to marvel at his “seriousness” and “courage.” I think there’s also a constitutional mandate enshrining him as a “deficit hawk,” even though he voted for the Bush tax cuts, the Bush military and security spending binge, the …
Eight Things You Should Know About Romney Running Mate Paul Ryan
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney rolled out his running mate Saturday, Aug. 11, in Virginia. Here are eight things you should know about Paul Ryan, the young, outspoken Congressman from Wisconsin.
Political Pictures of the Week, March 31-April 6
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
As National GOP Unites Behind Romney, He Gets Its Baggage Too
It’s 50°F and sunny in Wisconsin, according to the local forecast. The cold days are almost done, and so too is the Republican primary. In the week leading up to Tuesday’s nominating contest in the state, one of the few standing …
What We’ve Learned from Paul Ryan’s New Budget
Republicans’ cherubic budget crusader, Paul Ryan, unveiled the latest House GOP budget on Tuesday morning. It won’t become law anytime soon, but it can still tell us a few things about the state of fiscal politics in 2012.
Why Endangered Democrats Are Thanking Paul Ryan
Clearly, health care reform was a losing political issue for lots of congressional Democrats, especially those who were up for reelection in 2010. The issue helped mobilize Republican voters who managed to unseat enough Democrats to shift the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Democrats lost their Senate super majority and Republicans now …
PolitiFact’s Semantic Distinction of the Year: Ending Medicare
The ubiquitous fact-checking outfit PolitiFact has chosen Democrats’ charge that Paul Ryan’s budget would “end Medicare” as its Lie of the Year. This dubious honor, which follows 2009 and 2010 rulings that both went against the …
Articles of Faith: Did Austerity Politics Kill Compassionate Conservatism?
In the wake of the debt-ceiling debate, young voters might find it hard to believe that just ten years ago, “compassionate conservative” was a mantle worn with a straight face by many GOP leaders. In fact, you could argue that …
Cut, Cap And Balance: Not About Jobs in the Short Term
Here is a Washington truism for 2011: It’s all about jobs, except when it is not, which is most of the time.
House Republicans are about to put their deficit cutting plan on the table, a snappy sounding piece of legislation …
Q&A: Paul Ryan on the Debt Ceiling Debate and Medicare
On Tuesday, as congressional leaders and President Obama fought a public battle over cutting spending and increasing revenue, Rep. Paul Ryan was elsewhere, leading a discussion over an issue that just happens to be at the center …