Tag: greg Sargent

Ouch. This seems to harken back to Ryan’s infamous claim that the safety net is a “hammock” that lulls people into “dependency and complacency.” In this tale, the boy’s mother seems to be the person swaying back and forth in the hammock. The larger idea here has already been addressed by…

Earlier Steve posted a recap of his interview(s) with Democratic Congressional candidate Kelly Westlund, who’s running to unseat Republican Rep. “Struggling” Sean Duffy in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional district. Coincidentally enough, Westlund’s candidacy is drawing attention nationally, with Greg Sargent of the Washington Post’s Plum Line blog calling the contest in…

The very serious Paul Ryan (R-1%) released a report entitled “A deeper look at inequality.”  This report attempts to explain the findings of the CBO that show the breadth of income inequality in America.  So, how’d that go? Not too well, apparently.

No not this shark (why the hell is he called a shark anyway) but the proverbial one! Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.) gave a rhetoric filled class warfare speech denouncing class warfare rhetoric at the Koch Brothers founded far right wing Heritage Foundation. The full text can be found here*. Be…